Victor moses who have been given the squad number is going to be putting on the well known number 20 worn by Deco. He earned good reviews during his season on loan at Stoke, featuring 23 times and scoring four goals in a campaign punctuated by occasional injury. That followed another Premier League year at Liverpool.
Now back in the blues, Moses was one of the players who caught the eye as the first 45 minutes of pre-season ended 1-0, the goal scored by Loic Remy. In a more open second period, an Eden Hazard strike was not enough to prevent a 4-2 defeat but after the game, Moses was one of the players discussed by Jose Mourinho, who said:"Victor is strong, he’s experienced and he knows the Premier League well.‘He’s fast and aggressive. He has to learn how to play with us but I’m happy with his week and his 45 minutes. Let’s see what happens but Victor had an evolution in the last couple of years." Moses gave his assessment of the action to the official Chelsea website afterwards. "I am very pleased that I played a part in the game, said the 24-year-old. We knew how hard it would be, New York Red Bulls have been playing games and it wasn’t that easy, and overall it was a pleasing game for us. The fans who were here were great as well and we are very pleased to get a game on here." It was Moses operating down both wings over the course of the first 45 minutes, who had the first true opportunity to score – bursting with ease into space but his shot was saved. He did beat the keeper with what initially appeared to be the perfect little lob from an angle, following an excellent supply from his fellow Nigerian international John Mikel Obi, but the ball rebounded back off the post. "I thought I had scored but that is part of the game," Moses said. "I shall work hard now on my finishing and next time when I have the same opportunity, I will put the ball in the back of the net. The legs are little bit tired and you know what the first pre-season game is like, but we have just got to up our Game." A week into his 10thpre-season at Chelsea, John Mikel Obi has expressed his desire to stay at the club he has called home since 2006.The Nigerian is now the second-longest serving player at Stamford Bridge, after captain John Terry. It is something Jose Mourinho has noted on this pre-season trip, pointing out the pair are now the only players who bridge the gap between his trophy-laden first and second spells as Chelsea manager. He knows having a serial winner like Mikel around the group can only be beneficial. Mourinho knows too what the 28-year-old can offer on the pitch, another reason why any rumours linking Mikel with a move away from west London can be dismissed. "I want to stay and the manager wants me to stay," said Mikel. "I’ve got two years [on my contract] here and I’m happy. I like to be somewhere where I have developed friends and family. It’s like my family here and every day I come to work it is like coming in to see my family. I know all the players and all the staff so it’s going to be a hard place to leave when my contract runs out but let’s see what happens. I want to see out my two years." Mikel played the first half of our match with New York Red Bulls on Wednesday, leaving the pitch at the break with the Blues 1-0 ahead. He created an excellent chance for a second with a fine long pass which was latched on to by his compatriot Victor Moses. The winger was mighty unlucky not to score with a dink that hit the post and not the net. "Overall it was a pretty good warm-up game but not the result we hoped for," was Mikel’s assessment afterwards. "We knew we needed to start the game well. I was in the dressing room having a shower at the beginning of the second half so I don’t know how we started but we obviously didn’t end the game well. We are here to work hard, and we are here to train hard leading to the Community Shield and to the league. I think we’re on the right course. That game was just a one-off game and we know we need to go back to training, buckle up and keep working Hard."
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