Cesar Azpilicueta reveals how Frank Lampard wants his Chelsea team to play next season

Chelsea have already started their preparations for the new season. Frank Lampard's side is currently out in Dublin and they will start their pre-season campaign on Wednesday evening with a game against Bohemians, before then taking on St Patrik's Athletic on Saturday afternoon. Cesar Azpilicueta is now in his eighth pre-season as a Chelsea player and he is excited as ever to get going once again. "I’m really looking forward to the new season," he told the club's official website. "We’ve all had a good break, which was needed after a long season with the Europa League running until the end of May. It was great to win a trophy to finish with and now we are all ready and raring to get back at it. "It’s always a lot of hard work during pre-season but it’s the work you have to put in, to create a good base for our physical condition. We want to play with high intensity and we want to be dominant in games, the manager has explained how he wants us to play and we are all enjoying the camp so far."

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