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The German said he believed Chelsea could compete with the squad they already have, although those quotes came before the Blues’ 3-0 thrashing at Leeds on Sunday.
He told journalists in his pre-match press conference: “I believe we can compete with this group. To be very honest it is one thing to compete once a week and another 60 times in a year and three times a week. For this, you need a strong group. It’s simply like this. You need players who challenge for their place, their minutes and push each other to their highest level.
“It does not come down to only tactics, team spirit but also the challenge and quality of players within the team and depth within the squad. That has not changed. We are very happy about the performance still but we are still active in the market and know what can be possible.
“If not, we will make the very best out of it. If we are looking, we are looking for high quality and personality that suits our group and club. Nothing has changed.”
