Earlier today a press conference was called at Stamford Bridge to allow Dennis Wise, the new manager of Chelsea Football Club, to meet the media. A great number of journalists turned up to get their questions answered and they didn’t hold back.

Wise was first asked to share his feelings on being given a job on just a one year contract with no assurances of a permanent job come the end of the season. His response was confident with him assuring the journalists that he would be putting in his all into the time that he is given no matter whether his time lasts a week, a month or the whole season. A journalist probed further by suggesting that Chelsea now had the reputation as the club who dismiss managers at the first sign of a bad run of games and asked whether this worried Wise. Wise explained that he would be taking one game at a time and not be worrying about public speculation at any point; he always reminded the gathered media of the statement from the club’s owner about the support he is will receive.

Another member of the gathered media quizzed Wise on his decision to let a large number of backroom staff leave within days of his arrival and whether he had made the correct decision. Wise emphasised the importance of starting a fresh with his own team instead of the previous staff brought in by Rafa Benitez. He went on further and explained that his team had already had several meetings discussing various team matters.

Journalists took the opportunity to ask about recent transfer speculation and Fernando Torres’ future and whether it is at Chelsea or not. Wise was reluctant to discuss the topic in regards to players coming in but did state that Torres was “not for sale”. He was asked several more times to comment on rumours that a deal had already been signed for a record transfer fee but this is something that Wise denied.

Wise was asked if there was any truth in that both Florent Malouda and Yossi Benayoun had moved onto different clubs. This was confirmed by Fabio Paratici, the new Director of Football of who was present, who said that Malouda had been signed by Paris Saint-Germain for £2.5 million and Benayoun had moved onto Napoli for a fee of £2.5 million. Paratici did also confirm that Paulo Ferreira had left for Portugal based Braga for £1 million.

The press conference was brought to a close by Wise who suggested that he had pressing business with pre-season just round the corner.

A very wise choice of you...

Some good departures for good fees! Great!

Great start James

Alex THFC: Why thank you. I hope that he makes some very wise choices in his time as Chelsea manager.

Pauker: I didn't think I could get any more for them and to be honest, I just wanted them out of the club as they are close to useless.

wellsy1498: Nice to see I have your approval wellsy! More to come very soon.

I have to admit that I was a bit apprehensive going into pre-season as the matches had already been arranged and I had had preferred opponents. However, I will always go into every game with the aim to win no matter who the opposition is.

I felt it was important to start with a match against the reserves in order to allow me to identify first which areas of the squad need to be improved. This is something I feel that I have done with us as a club now moving onto identifying players who can improve the squad. I cannot confirm that any players have been signed but we are making enquiries.

The time in France was well spent with us having the chance to give a large number of players a run out. It was brilliant to see the lads come away with two wins with the Paris Saint-Germain win being a particular highlight of the trip. I have been very impressed with the bond within the group and the understanding they have on the pitch; this was clearly evident in the goals we scored.

Before discussing the trip to South Korea I have to thank the unbelievable support we received during our time there. We were welcomed everywhere we went and the fans showed great support from outside the hotel, to the training ground to the pitch. The matches went as planned with us giving opportunities to a number of younger players. This experience will have been beneficial for them in the coming season.

I feel that the pre-season has been a positive experience for the whole club and will stand us in good stead for the coming season.

A nice update and some great results. Beating PSG is a great build up

Are you using pr0's update? (Schurrle, Van Ginkel signed; Essien, De Bruyne, Chalobah, Lukaku etc... back from loan) Also, great pre-season and hopefully keep the form into the first game

wellsy1498: Thank you. I was very surprised that we managed to come away with such a good result. I was very impressed with how the team played.

Chris: I am not using the update no; just the standard FM update. I hope the form continues as pre-season went so well and it was the first time in such a long time that I have taken control of pre-season so I must have been doing something right.

Today the rumours have been confirmed with Robert Lewandowski signing for Chelsea Football Club for a fee reported at £21 million. The deal will involve Lewandowski being on a wage in the region of £92k a week along with bonuses depending on appearances and goals scored. Lewandowski is Dennis Wise’s first signing and it has not come as a surprise with Wise having shared his admiration for Lewandowski on what he brings to a team within the first few days of his tenure at Chelsea. Lewandowski has shared his feelings on the deal with Chelsea TV with him stating that he is “delighted at signing for Chelsea and he is looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead.”

Wise suggested that Lewandowski will be bedded into the starting line up gradually and fans need to be patient and give him time to settle into the English game. It will be interesting to see if he is chosen in the upcoming Community Shield match against Manchester City.

Lewandowski is a great signing and tbh 21m for him is very cheap! Hope he bangs in goals for you

Lewandowski at half price!

Neal: I really do hope he turns out to be a good signing. I don't have much faith in Torres or Ba so the goals do need to come from somewhere!

P-KIDDY: I was surprised that they were willing to let him go so cheaply; I think his transfer request had some influence on their decision so well done to him.

The annual Community Shield saw Dennis Wise’s first competitive game as manager of Chelsea Football Club. The competition is seen as an exhibition match by the majority of teams and football pundits however it is a game that Wise stated in the media that he wanted to win in order for the season to start in as positive a way as possible.

Dennis Wise shocked every before the game by firstly choosing the rumoured to be departing Fernando Torres instead of the recently signed Robert Lewandowski. Straight after he announced that John Terry would not be starting the match but instead David Luiz and Gary Cahill would be the preferred centre back partnership. This added fire to the rumours that John Terry was to be relieved as his duties of as captain of Chelsea. This went even further when Terry did not attend the pre-match press conference with his manager but instead Frank Lampard, the current vice captain, took his place.

The match seemed to go according to plan for the Chelsea with them making the most of the opportunities that they created. Wise stated that he was delighted with the contributions of some of his key players, including Eden Hazard who received the man of the match award. The Chelsea manager was quizzed on whether he had made a mistake on choosing Torres instead of Lewandowski who came on in the second half to score two goals in the three nil win. Wise suggested that Lewandowski needed to be brought into the team gradually as he will be coming up against a totally different style of play to he was use to in Germany.

This first competitive game of the season will give the team a confidence boost ahead of the Premier League which starts in just six days time.

Lewandowski fitted in quickly
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