Chelsea in WA: Spanish flavors to Blues in Perth ahead of clash with Glory

"The way Napoli used to play last year is very nice and I've played against him when he used to be in Empoli.

"He likes to play football, he likes to press and control the ball.

"He is a little bit like the national team (Spain) and Barca wants to play maybe.

" But also he has some Italian aspects as well.

"He likes to work with the defense a lot, the back of line with lots of positioning."

With just a fortnight before the Community Shield clash with Manchester City on August 5, Alonso said the game against Glory was important as the Chelsea players adapted to Sarri's 4-3-3 system.

"Every session is very important because it is important to be ready for the first game," he said. .

Optus Stadium will not be able to meet the expectations of the world.

The crowd is unlikely to approach the record of 57,616 – set in the round nine West Coast and Richmond – and Optus Stadium Mike McKenna boss said extra drop-in seats would not be needed.

McKenna was confident the sight lines to the soccer pitch would still be greater than those of Subiaco Oval.

" We've got enough fans to fill the b is seats in the house. So, we're just using the sideline LEDs, which would otherwise be covered, to help enhance the experience, "he said.

" I think you're going to find it's fantastic here . It's not a rectangular stadium, so it's not the same as playing a purpose-built soccer stadium.

"1965,"