阿斯皮利奎塔：十年了，這次要把握機會贏得世俱盃冠軍 - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

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azpilicueta--we-have-to-make-the-most-of-this-rare-chance

Azpilicueta: We have to make the most of this rare chance

08 Feb 2022


Regardless of the FIFA Club World Cup being the one major club trophy
missing from his personal collection, skipper Cesar Azpilicueta is very
keen to point out that this week, Chelsea Football Club as a whole is
aiming to lift it for the first time in our history.


https://i.imgur.com/OUEO7fJ.jpg


That quest begins tomorrow with a semi-final against Saudi side Al Hilal,
and speaking at a media conference ahead of that challenge, Azpilicueta
emphasised how ambitious he is to win that match and then the final on
Saturday, not least because he is the one member of the current squad who
was part of the one that lost in the final in 2012, our only other time in
the competition.


'I think after 10 years I've realised how difficult it is to win it,'
Azpilicueta told the reporters in Abu Dhabi.


'We lost the final at that time against Corinthians and I had a different
feeling, it was my first season, we were in every competition, maybe it
looked like it was easier than it is. And then with time you realise how
difficult it is, first of all to qualify in the Premier League for the
Champions League, and then go all the way to win that, and then to be
here.


https://i.imgur.com/PPBMehl.jpg
Our captain training in Abu Dhabi this week


'So we have to make the most of it, starting with tomorrow's game, but it
is going to be very difficult, and hopefully that bad experience will help
in this tournament.


'I am really motivated' he emphasised. 'Losing that one in 2012, it hurt a
lot and to win it for the first time for the club would be huge. It has a
great meaning for everybody, for the fans, we are representing Europe, and
after all the journey that we had to make it here, we have to give
everything, first tomorrow and then go step by step because we know it is
going to be difficult.


https://i.imgur.com/XPuyw7N.jpg


'But when you have a chance like we have in this tournament this week, we
have to make the most of it and hopefully take it.'


In the 2012 loss in Japan against the South American champions, our
current captain had to wait until the 83rd minute before being brought on
from the bench, but that did not mean the pain was any less.


'It was really hard to take that defeat. We saw how Corinthians prepared
for that game and sometimes small details can make the difference and that
day we were not at our best and of course it hurt a lot.


https://i.imgur.com/xHmycwm.jpg
On in the final in December 2012


'Now let's start with tomorrow. We know that to win the trophy we have to
win the semi-final before the final.


'You know coming from the Premier League we have to try to impose our
game. Tomorrow is going to be a tough game and we will have to show our
strengths from the first minute.'


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_S3_GLzTgg

“When I Arrived In 2012, I Couldn't Imagine I'd Be Chelsea Captain”
Exclusive: Cesar Azpilicueta

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Hoddle: 'Matthew will be sitting up there looking down now and

loving Chelsea being winners. He'll just love Chelsea winning.'


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