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The notion of the Blues defender that his team is "used to Wembley" to qualify for the final will probably not be well understood by the Spurs contingent.
Tottenham Hotspur will only be at one game in the final of a major cup, while he will have a 1-0 lead over Chelsea in the return match in the Carabao Cup semi-final, Thursday night at Stamford Bridge.
In the first leg at Wembley, Harry Kane scored the only goal of the match by converting a penalty kick in the 26th minute in a controversial VAR controversy.
At the return meeting, the Spurs encountered staffing problems. The English duo Kane and Dele Alli are injured and Son Heung-min still stationed in South Korea.
Admittedly, it is a daunting challenge to face a strong team currently on the back – and eager to fill their deficit – on its own ground, while missing several key players.
However, the comments of a Chelsea player ahead of the match could have made the Tottenham team speak for him.
Lateral defender Cesar Azpilicueta explained that the clash against Mauricio Pochettino's team was the perfect match to allow the Blues to reverse their fortunes.
"I look forward to Thursday's game, I think we have a huge opportunity to get back to Wembley," he said. "We were in the FA Cup final a few months ago, we were in the Community Shield.
"We are Chelsea, so we are used to going to Wembley, and hope we can bring our fans back to another finals."
These kinds of comments are the kind that managers and coaches feel would have to pin on their team's locker room wall before telling players if they will defend them, and do everything in their power not to overdo it. get caught. used for Wembley, not this time.
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