Thomas Tuchel
Thomas Tuchel says he is “super concerned” for the health of his Chelsea players as they plan to face Albion. The Blues boss conceded after a 3-1 win at Aston Villa yesterday he does not know the repercussions of pressing the likes of goalscorer Romelu Lukaku and Hudson-Odoi back into service just days after completing coronavirus isolation will be.
Thomas Tuchel said: “Romelu had a very good performance today, but it’s not fair and he’s not ready for that. We have all been in bed for two weeks with the flu but we did not play two days later at Villa Park. So we don’t know what comes from that. I am very impressed with my players but super concerned. We let Callum Hudson-Odoi play for 90 minutes because we needed to change other players. Who decides that? And maybe we made a big mistake here letting players play after corona and one or two training sessions. But obviously they (the Premier League) made us play and so we play. And we play one or two more cup games, and we play against teams who prepare with games postponed, and who prepare with one week for these matches. OK, so it’s like it is – but this cannot be the right way. People at the green table and people in offices take these decisions. This is how it is.”
