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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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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.
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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.
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I → say → what
Everything has tested me.
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Everything → test → me
It is testament to my faith and how I’ve gone about things there.
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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.
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I → grow → moment
I felt now was the right time to try something different and try something new.”
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time → feel → something
Chalobah still speaks to former Chelsea centre-back Thiago Silva, who is playing back in Brazil with Fluminense aged 42.
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who → speak → 42
“Thiago has been a person I have always looked up to,” Chalobah said.
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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.
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he → use → Milan
To finally play with him at Chelsea was amazing and another dream come true.
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play → play → Chelsea
“I’m always in contact with him.
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I → ’m → him
When he was at Chelsea, I used to study his recovery and how he performed and operated.
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he → use → recovery
That’s what I learned from him: the ‘what if’ situation.
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I → ’ → him
He always used to say: what if this happens or [that happens]?”
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that → use → ?
Asked whether Silva still gives him tips, Chalobah said: “Yes, definitely.
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Chalobah → ask → tips
We talk online a lot, on Instagram.
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We → talk → Instagram
Funnily enough, he was at the England-Spain game watching, so that was good.”
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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!”
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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.
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Italy → believe → football
“Funnily enough, I went on a boat, and I drove past [George Clooney’s] house.
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I → go → house
[Como] is a really nice place and I suggest you should go.”
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you → suggest → ?
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