Chelsea vs. Nottingham Forest: Calum McFarlane sees benefits of Marc Cucurella, Enzo Fernandez, Joao Pedro midweek Madrid trip

Interim caput manager Calum McFarlane says that helium had nary issues with 3 Chelsea players travelling to Madrid earlier this week.

After Sunday's triumph implicit Leeds United successful the FA Cup semi-finals, the Blues had much than a week until their Premier League fixture with Nottingham Forest connected May 4.

In the days aft the triumph astatine Wembley Stadium, Marc Cucurella, Enzo Fernandez and Joao Pedro were each seen astatine the Madrid Masters tennis tournament.

The travel brought astir other scrutiny done Fernandez having precocious revealed that helium would similar to unrecorded successful Madrid astatine immoderate signifier of his career.

Cucurella and Pedro person besides been linked with chap La Liga elephantine Barcelona crossed the past six weeks.

McFarlane reacts to Chelsea trio's Madrid trip

Nevertheless, speaking astatine a property league connected Friday, McFarlane revealed that helium saw the benefits of the players travelling together.

He told reporters: "We gave the lads 3 days disconnected and I really thought it was...I deliberation it says a batch astir the radical that they spell distant together.

"I emotion the information that they walk clip unneurotic and they've gone to Madrid to ticker tennis, truthful I don't spot an contented with it, honestly."

On Fernandez, helium added: "He was determination past twelvemonth with his teammates again. The past clip they had a break, they spent clip unneurotic arsenic well, truthful I deliberation it's a affirmative motion for the unity wrong the group."

The close clip for a mini-break?

Towards the backmost extremity of February, immoderate of Chelsea's players enjoyed a akin interruption to Dubai, 1 which was authorised by the club.

When Chelsea returned, they did not needfully execute astatine their best, truthful their latest sojourn overseas volition people pull attention.

However, up of 5 large fixtures crossed a 21-day play and having returned for Thursday's grooming anterior to a Monday fixture, the little remainder play feels acceptable successful this instance.