Week one is in the bag and Bronze is feeling good. She is delighted to have started working with her teammates – some of whom she knows well while others are new faces to build friendships with.

After days of initial testing, the players were back on the grass for sessions later in the week, as Bompastor started to instill her vision into the squad.

‘Everyone was itching to get back on the pitch and see how the new manager wants us to play in the training sessions we’re doing,’ answered our new No.22 when asked how the first few days at Cobham have been.

‘Everyone has been in good spirits and we have started really well. It’s a new environment for me, but there are so many of the girls that I have played with for England or played against them.

'I know the coaches really well, so it’s been good and I feel like everyone is settling in.’

As Bompastor and new assistant coaches Camille Abily and Theo Rivrin look to implement their philosophy, Bronze believes these early days of pre-season are the time to embrace learnings.

‘It’s getting the understanding,’ she explained. 'It’s good to get to grips with the standards. ‘Everyone knows the expectations – playing for Chelsea and being a winning team you know what they are.

‘You learn more about what the coaches expected from you individually, and as a team you start to understand what that all looks like. We learn how we each other likes to play and to communicate.’

Bronze is one of four summer signings, with two others – Julia Bartel and Oriane Jean-Francois – joining her at Cobham this week. Fellow new recruit Sandy Baltimore will link up with the squad following her involvement with France at the Olympics.

Having played for Lyon in France and in Spain with Barcelona, our experienced full-back knows how it feels to join a club with a new culture and new language.

This week, she has tried to lend her support to Bartel and Jean-Francois following their respective moves to England.

‘I’ve been more with the new signings because I also know how it feels to be that person,’ Bronze added.

'They’re quite young and are from different countries, and I speak a bit of French and Spanish, so I’ve been trying to help them a little to make sure they settle because I know it’s difficult to go to another country.

‘It’s hard if you can’t speak the language or are not confident in the language, you’re maybe scared to ask questions, so I’ve tried to help them and make it easier for them if I can.’

It is not just the new signings Bronze has looked to take under her wing. With the amount of experience she has amassed during her illustrious career for club and country, the 32-year-old wants to pass on any valuable advice she can to Chelsea’s young stars.

‘It’s a role I play in England and a role that I’ve played at most clubs I’ve been at in recent years,’ Bronze said about being a leader in the squad.

‘I’ve got a lot of experience and I want to bring that to Chelsea, especially at the highest level. Talking about the Champions League and things like that is something I can bring to a team filled with young players that have so much potential.

‘The young players are itching to get on that stage and to win more games to become better players. I like to think that I could help them at this point of their career at the club.’

It is not just her England teammates with whom Bronze reunites upon joining Chelsea. During her time at Lyon, Blues assistant coach Abily was a teammate while Bompastor headed up the academy of the French club.

They are two people she holds in the highest regard after all they have achieved in the game as players and as coaches.

‘I actually played with Camille in her last-ever game which was my first-ever Champions League win,’ Bronze said.

‘They are both people I respect so much for what they have achieved. If they were both playing nowadays, they would be talked about every single day. Women’s football, unfortunately, wasn’t as big when they were playing.

‘They’re two fantastic people. I don’t know them as much as coaches, but I know them as people. I know that they have high standards of what they want to bring to the team. I think they’re a perfect fit at Chelsea.’