Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri gave his comment on the eve of the match in the Community Shield with Manchester City.
On Sunday, August 5th, at Wembley will meet in the match for the Super Bowl of England Manchester City and Chelsea.
"Firstly, I'm looking forward to the match at Wembley, because this will be my first match at this stadium. This meeting will be difficult for us. I would like to win, because the victory is very important now, and it is important for the team to play well. We still need to progress, and I hope I see the progress of my team, I see that it has progressed in its development, "- quotes the official site of Chelsea.
"Guardiola? We worked together with Arrigo Sacchi, and Guardiola is my friend. I consider him the best coach in the world, or one of the best. This match will be difficult also because they have been working together for two years, and we started only two and a half weeks ago. So it will be more difficult for us ".
"The team is not at the peak of the form, everyone is a bit tired because of the large number of training sessions, crossings and matches. This is not the best option, but we must try to play well and achieve the result ".
Previously striker Chelsea Pedro commented on preparations for the new season with the new coach.
"Pedro's new contract? I'm very happy about this, Pedro is very important to us.
This is a technical football player, extremely useful in my strategy of the game, and I'm really glad that he extended the contract for another year. This is a top-level player, and it is important for the team to have such players in its ranks ".
"David Louis and Ruben Loftus-Chica? I'm very pleased with Luis and his attitude to work. I think David will be very important to the team, and I can count on him. Loftus-Chika I saw only in three or four training sessions, and I will refrain from the conclusions of the ".