https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/ potter-ponders-youth-opportunities-and-zakaria-minutes Potter ponders youth opportunities and Zakaria minutes 01 NOV 2022 Chelsea may have already booked our place in the last 16 of the Champions League as the winner of Group E, but that does not mean Graham Potter is committed to making wholesale changes when we take on Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday evening. https://i.imgur.com/5s90rLY.jpg Whatever happens at Stamford Bridge, the Blues will finish first. Home and away wins against AC Milan, backed up with last week's success in Salzburg, have earned us the rare pleasure of a game without plenty riding on it. The pressure may be off, but when asked if he would be selecting some of the Academy hopefuls who featured in men's first team training today, the likes of Lewis Hall and Zac Sturge, Potter said it was 'not a time to use young players for the sake of it'. 'We have to prepare to win,' the head coach stated at his media conference. 'We're at home, we want to finish the competition off well at this stage, and respond to the disappointment at the weekend. https://i.imgur.com/JQQoSKg.jpg 'We have used a lot of the young players. A lot of them have been impressive. I like their character and their personality. 'Getting closer to the Academy guys and getting to know them has been an important part of how we've started here at Chelsea, but we have to be competitive and respectful of the competition with teams looking for the points for their own qualification.' A more experienced player hoping to make his first Chelsea appearance is Denis Zakaria. The Swiss international has been an unused sub in each of our five Champions League group games to date, as well as our four most recent domestic fixtures. https://i.imgur.com/IMFVwVB.jpg Denis Zakaria is yet to feature for the Blues He is yet to get on the pitch but Potter recognised there is a chance that will change in SW6 tomorrow when asked about the 25-year-old's status. 'As I've said before he's been really good, he's trained well, he's supported his team-mates,' Potter responded. 'Obviously he's been disappointed not to play, like everybody is, but up until the weekend results have been positive, we've been trying to take steps, but he's in the frame for tomorrow. He's available for selection and we will wait and see.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/potter-look-out-for-dinamo-spring Potter: Look out for Dinamo spring 02 NOV 2022 Chelsea may not need Champions League points tonight but the team remains keen to guard against a repeat of the result when we played away against Dinamo Zagreb in September. https://i.imgur.com/okclFSp.jpg The Blues lost 1-0 when we travelled to Croatia for matchday one of this season's Champions League, the game proving to be the last one before Graham Potter was handed the reins. Since then we have been on an upward curve in this competition, with a draw in the next match and then three straight wins which have guaranteed we go into next week's draw as one of the first-place finishers. Dinamo still harbour hopes of third place in our group and access to the Europa League, and if we are to repel their attack this time around, our head coach has instructions on what to guard against. 'We need to realise that we should be the protagonist in the game because we're at home at Stamford Bridge,' Potter says. 'We want to try to be proactive and try to create and be on the front foot but at the same time, Dinamo have dangerous players. https://i.imgur.com/jnYSDJl.jpg Potter and his backroom staff head out to training at Cobham 'If they defend deep they can break and they can use the forwards well. They can spring from defence to attack in a dangerous manner. You only have to look at the goal they scored against us in the first game, it's a quality counter-attacking goal. So we understand the quality of the opponent.' The game is a welcome chance for Chelsea to quickly show we can do better than at Brighton, as Potter acknowledges, and although he does not see it as a revenge-seeking mission against Dinamo Zagreb after their win over us, he is looking for a result that will end a successful group stage on a good note. 'We have first-hand experience that Dinamo are a talented, well-organised side with good width - a quality team that you'd expect at this level,' he adds. 'It's the Champions League and they've earned the right to be here. They are still competing for points so we have to be ready for them. 'We want to respond to the disappointment of the weekend. That's what life is at this level so we'll pick a team that we think can win, with respect for the opponent and for the competition.' -- ╔══╗╔╗╔╗╔══╗╔╗ ╔══╗╔══╗╔══╗ ║╔═╝║╚╝║║╔═╝║║ ║╔═╝║╔═╝║╔╗║ ║║ ║╔╗║║╔═╝║║ ╚═╗║║╔═╝║╚╝║ ║╚═╗║║║║║╚═╗║╚═╗╔═╝║║╚═╗║╔╗║ ╚══╝╚╝╚╝╚══╝╚══╝╚══╝╚══╝╚╝╚╝ --

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