Taking risks cannot always work. This is what Thomas was able to observe at his expense. Tuchel.
While he had already decided to line up on December 19 (in front of Wolverhampton) an N ‘Goal Kanté Lessened and barely returned from three weeks of rest following a knee injury contracted at the end of November in the Champions League, the Chelsea coach again made the bet that his tricolor midfielder would hold out against Aston Villa. Bad pick.
Because the French world champion had to leave his London partners in the 63rd minute of the meeting between this Sunday, December 26 Aston Villa in Chelsea (1-3), visibly embarrassed by that damn knee.
At a post-match press conference, Thomas Tuchel first tried to explain: « N’Goal convinced me that he would like to play for a few minutes rather than sit completely at rest. »
But the German went further by deciding to start him when the doctors had given their initial agreement for 20-25 minutes.
The former PSG coach then spent his nerves on the leaders of the Premier League who they ask to restore the possibility of making five changes instead of the usual three: “From now on, we no longer make changes for tactical reasons, but because of injuries. […] People make decisions in their offices, that’s how it is. »
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