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Trevoh Chalobah reflects on Chelsea exit and names club legend he still speaks to

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Smith, D. (2026, October 5). Trevoh Chalobah reflects on Chelsea exit and names club legend he still speaks to. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chalobah-interview-chelsea-fc-transfer-silva-como-england-b1299607.html

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Trevoh Chalobah, the 27-year-old English defender, reflects on his departure from Chelsea after spending almost two decades with the club. He acknowledges that his time at Chelsea was instrumental in shaping his career and expresses gratitude for the opportunities he received there, including playing under and learning from former teammate Thiago Silva. Chalobah maintains contact with Silva, who now plays for Fluminense in Brazil, and values the advice and insights shared by the experienced defender.
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Trevoh Chalobah, a 27-year-old England center-back, recently reflected on his departure from Chelsea, where he spent 19 years. He expressed great satisfaction with his achievements at the club, including winning trophies and playing in major matches. Chalobah made his World Cup debut during the third-place playoff against France and feels that his time at Chelsea prepared him for these accomplishments.

Despite leaving Chelsea, Chalobah maintains contact with former teammate Thiago Silva, who now plays for Brazilian club Fluminense at age 42. Chalobah admired Silva since his youth and considers playing alongside him a significant achievement in his career.

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🔮 Asked whether he had already decided earlier in the week that he would be starting Estevao against United, Alonso said: “You ask me, but sometimes I can't give you all the info.
🔮 Romeo Lavia was only told on Friday that he would be starting but was the outstanding individual for Chelsea on a day when there was initially nervousness detectable from the home fans after successive defeats by Tottenham and Liverpool, which had wiped some of the sheen off the honeymoon period for manager Xabi Alonso.
🔮 Wesley Fofana 4 The worst player in a Chelsea shirt once again, though he did improve in the second half after a first 45 minutes that exposed him defensively. Read More Levi Colwill 6 Got his head to a few crosses and was disciplined defensively for the Blues.
🔮 Henderson’s absence is not the only surprise on the team-sheet, with Estevao handed a rare start and Marco Palestra set to make his full Premier League debut.
🔮 Michael Carrick will be desperate for a positive result to ease the enormous pressure on his job, having surprisingly been offered a stay of execution despite heavy defeats by Como and Bournemouth over the past 10 days that continued a wretched start to the season and appeared to leave his position untenable.
🔮 The duo could again partner one another against Spurs at Stamford Bridge.
🔮 Chelsea remain interested in the Guernsey-born 23-year-old, who Bournemouth say they are willing to sell in January for around £100million if they are looking likely at that point to stave off Premier League relegation.
🔮 Only do what you can do right because if you do something bad then it will only be negative on you.”
🔮 Maybe in the transfer window I was a little bit crazy, because I wanted to solve things here.
🔮 It left Harry Maguire, 33, expected to start in the Premier League and Champions League multiple times a week.
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Chelsea England France World Cup the Czech Republic

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Chalobah PERSON · 8× Chelsea ORG · 7× England GPE · 2× AC Milan ORG · 1× Brazil GPE · 1× Fluminense ORG · 1× France GPE · 1× Thiago PERSON · 1× Thiago Silva PERSON · 1× the Czech Republic GPE · 1×

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Chalobah, 27, said it was an “amazing feeling” to make his World Cup debut in the third-place play-off against France and added of his 19-year association with Chelsea: “I’m really happy with what I achieved.
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The England centre-back is well placed to earn his fourth cap for his country when the Czech Republic come to Wembley on Tuesday, and Chalobah is thankful for how his time at Chelsea shaped his career. asserted
time → place → career
Chalobah, 27, said it was an “amazing feeling” to make his World Cup debut in the third-place play-off against France and added of his 19-year association with Chelsea: “I’m really happy with what I achieved. asserted
I → say → what
Everything has tested me. asserted
Everything → test → me
It is testament to my faith and how I’ve gone about things there. asserted
I → go → things
“Growing up at Chelsea, with what they did for me, and how they allowed me to get to the first team, I enjoyed every moment — the trophies I won, the big games I played in. asserted
I → grow → moment
I felt now was the right time to try something different and try something new.” asserted
time → feel → something
Chalobah still speaks to former Chelsea centre-back Thiago Silva, who is playing back in Brazil with Fluminense aged 42. asserted
who → speak → 42
“Thiago has been a person I have always looked up to,” Chalobah said. asserted
Chalobah → look → ?
“All the time when I was in school I used to watch YouTube videos of him, compilations of his game, from the time he was at AC Milan. asserted
he → use → Milan
To finally play with him at Chelsea was amazing and another dream come true. asserted
play → play → Chelsea
“I’m always in contact with him. asserted
I → ’m → him
When he was at Chelsea, I used to study his recovery and how he performed and operated. asserted
he → use → recovery
That’s what I learned from him: the ‘what if’ situation. asserted
I → ’ → him
He always used to say: what if this happens or [that happens]?” asserted
that → use → ?
Asked whether Silva still gives him tips, Chalobah said: “Yes, definitely. asserted
Chalobah → ask → tips
We talk online a lot, on Instagram. asserted
We → talk → Instagram
Funnily enough, he was at the England-Spain game watching, so that was good.” asserted
that → watch → game
Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez followed Chalobah from Chelsea to Como, making a loan move late in the window, and Chalobah joked: “He didn’t want to leave me alone!” asserted
He → follow → me
Chalobah believes playing abroad is a “very important [thing] to get into your CV” and said of Italian football: “The Premier League is very fast, very physical, but I think [Italy] is a bit more tactical. asserted
Italy → believe → football
“Funnily enough, I went on a boat, and I drove past [George Clooney’s] house. asserted
I → go → house
[Como] is a really nice place and I suggest you should go.” asserted
you → suggest → ?
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