For the first time since she joined the Blues for a second spell back in 2018, the Welsh international is playing under a new manager following the departure of Emma Hayes.

Our new head coach Sonia Bompastor has already started to make her mark on the team, with two pre-season wins against NJ/NY Gotham and Arsenal in the USA, and with another opportunity for a third when we host Feyenoord at Kingsmeadow on Saturday.

Ingle – the WSL record appearance holder and a winner of 11 trophies during her time at Chelsea – played good minutes in both those matches and is feeling positive ahead of the new season.

She may have just celebrated her 33rd birthday earlier this week, but she knows there is no age limit on learning new things, especially since Bompastor’s arrival to the club earlier this summer.

‘The new management, new staff and players have come in and we were ready to get going again, but with new ideas and with new personalities,’ the Welsh midfielder said.

‘You have to embrace the change. With football, you can get quite comfortable in your surroundings because you’re in the same routine every day. Someone coming in and making those tweaks, it keeps you on your toes.

‘We’re always striving for more at Chelsea. We’re never happy with just winning games because we want to keep improving and bring more and more trophies each year to this club.’

So, what have been Ingle’s biggest takeaways playing under Bompastor? The style, she says, is familiar to ways that she’s played before, but even still there are still new elements to learn from.

‘The style has been similar to things I’ve had before, but it’s exciting because there are tweaks that make a big difference and are new to me,’ Ingle added.

‘You can get set in your ways in training sessions because you know how your coach wants to train, but with Sonia coming in it has been a nice change and to have new ideas in the group.

‘In pre-season it’s always about getting as fit as you can. In the past, I felt we weren’t fit enough going into the start of the season. Even just a couple of weeks under Sonia, I can see us being a lot fitter.

‘The training quality has been so high. We’re playing elevens most days. The quality and sessions in training are sometimes harder than the games.’

With all the learnings already made and still ample time for more before the upcoming campaign – which begins on Friday 20 September when the Blues host Aston Villa - Ingle has started to set her goals for the season.

Trophies, of course, are the ambition as a collective, but, individually, one of our longest-serving players is still aiming to improve in as many aspects of her game as she can.

‘I just want to keep trying to improve in my position, whether that’s defensively or attacking,’ Ingle said. ‘I want to try and help the team as much as I can, whether that’s on the pitch or off.

‘With my experience, I can to try to help the players adapt to the league. I know how tough this league is and how it is only getting tougher. We have to really compete in every single game.

‘Collectively, it’s obviously about trying to win as many trophies as we can. We want to add to the tally that we’ve already got.’

Ingle admits she may not be the loudest player on the pitch, there are other players in the changing room who take on that responsibility. But, like she already said, there is plenty of knowledge for her to pass on.

‘I always try to help new players and the younger ones,’ the midfielder added. ‘I’m not the most vocal player on the pitch, but I always look to give some quiet words of encouragement.

‘When you’re new or younger, you might need that extra bit of encouragement to go and express yourself and to gain some belief of why you deserve to be a part of this Chelsea football team.’