Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino gave a fitness update on multiple players ahead of their Premier League clash with Bournemouth
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00:00 injury list, Romeo Ravaglia, can you tell us, we've had the injury update, but tell
00:04 us a little bit more about his situation?
00:07 Yes, I think he's really, we are really disappointed because I think he was training really well
00:13 last week in the international break and he twisted his ankle and now we are waiting for
00:19 Monday for the assessment from the doctor. Hope that it's not a big issue but in the
00:25 last week he cannot train with the team. It's a real shame because, no shame no, it's a
00:34 sad situation because he was nearly fit to be involved again with the team and yes, now
00:44 we need to wait for the assessment and hope that it's not a big issue for him and for
00:49 the team of course, but he cannot help the team.
00:53 Because the figure seems to be out there, I don't know where it's come from, of around
00:56 six weeks, is that just based on similar injuries? Have you heard six weeks?
01:02 We don't know, we don't know because I think we need to assess him but he twisted his ankle
01:08 and now we need to assess the degree of the injury and the possibility, I don't know,
01:15 the time to recover.
01:18 Just again expanding a little bit if we can on the injury update that the club have given
01:22 us, Armando Broja, the Albanian FA chief seems to suggest he's going to be on the bench on
01:31 Sunday.
01:32 Who said that?
01:33 The Albanian FA.
01:34 Who is the Albanian FA? The president?
01:35 The president.
01:36 No, I didn't hear but, I didn't hear him, with all my respect. And then, I don't know,
01:37 Silvinho and Zabaleta, the coaches, they are in Albania, we have a very good relationship.
01:56 No, it's not, not yet.
01:59 And Badiashil also is coming back but not quite.
02:03 Not yet also, Badiashil is in the same situation as Armando.
02:08 The lads have been in South America, they've just come back today, right?
02:13 Who?
02:14 Enzo?
02:15 Yes, Enzo An.
02:16 Will they be OK to start?
02:17 Sorry?
02:18 Will they be OK to start given they've only just come back today?
02:23 Well, seeing him today I think he's in good mood, with good energy, he has scored against
02:30 Bolivia and yes, I think he's in a very good mood and I think he'll be ready.
02:40 And Moyes is as well the same?
02:42 Moyes, we need to assess him because he's a little bit later than Enzo but I hope, yes,
02:48 he'll be fit to play.
02:49 I just want to check on one more injury for Mayo, sorry that I leave it, Reece James,
02:56 after the Liverpool game you said you hoped he would only be out for a few weeks and that
03:01 was a month ago, is he anywhere near a return?
03:04 He's recovering well, I don't know, I cannot say if he's close or not because we assess
03:12 him every single day but I think he'll start doing things on the pitch, with the ball,
03:20 yes, he's really well, he's desperate to come again and help the team.
03:28 Yes, I hope that he's close also and can be available before the next international break.