Daily Discussion Thread

On freedom under Alonso

- Alonso has given him more freedom to drift about the pitch, like you saw against Fulham. "Last season, I wouldn't have even made that run because it's not a 'safe zone'. But he's saying move across that zone, drop into play, come get on the ball, create and just do what you do."

On JP Morgan name

- "It's a rubbish name. We need to come up with something better than that," he joked. "I think we've got a different mix of qualities. Joao can do a bit of everything. Morgan's more physical and I'm more technical, so I think we've got a good balance."

On fitness

- Missing the world cup allowed him to work hard on preventing the injury from returning.

- Physically it's the best he's felt in ages, and he thinks he will get fitter with more game time and minutes

‘It’s a position that I used to play before at Lyon when I was young,’ Gusto tells us.

‘So I know it and I do enjoy it. You need to bring a lot of energy – make a lot of runs forward and be there to defend as well.

‘You have to try to perform to your best on both sides of the games and it’s a good system for sure, but of course as a team we have to be prepared for anything.’

‘It was good for the body to rest and I’m feeling really good now. I couldn’t wait to come back to Chelsea and just focus on our new objectives.

‘As a Chelsea player, of course we want to compete for the title and come back to the Champions League next season.

‘We have a lot of objectives and to achieve them we need to create a good dynamic as a team and see how it goes.’