Thomas Tuchel has revealed that four Chelsea stars will miss Saturday’s trip to Newcastle with injury, but three others are dependent on training.
Tuchel’s team was without a number of key players last weekend, but it didn’t seem to affect them as the Blues won 7-0 at home against Norwich.
Mason Mount resigned with a hat trick as ahead Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner missed the game due to injuries. Christian Pulisic has not played for Chelsea since mid-August, but has returned to training this week.
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Tuchel has provided an update on the three attackers ahead of their trip to Tyneside.
Better news than Southampton. Timo and Romelu are not there yet. Pulisic started training but too soon. All others are available. Cease [Azpilicueta], N’Golo [Kante] and Rubén [Loftus-Cheek] We are all training, ”said the German coach.
When asked if there was a return date for the injured stars, Tuchel admitted: “It is realistic that his goal is after the international break. For Pulisic, we are facing Burnley’s game. If all goes well, he is ready to play.
The Chelsea manager later admitted that Mateo Kovacic is also out of Saturday afternoon’s game, a player of whom he is a ‘huge fan’.
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“You just reminded me that he suffered a hamstring injury in training and will be out for a few weeks.
“He is a fantastic team player, I was a great admirer of him at Real Madrid. I remember him in Classics, I saw such great potential in him. He has such a passion for training, it is a pleasure to be. We want to simplify your Game a bit and don’t look for a third or fourth solution since you already have a first and a second one ”.
The absence of Lukaku and Werner has put pressure on other players to get in front of goal and the statistics show they have. This season, 14 different players have scores for the Blues.
“I only know the numbers if you tell me, but it’s good to hear. Now we have to make up for the loss of Romelu and Timo. Now it is even more necessary that we carry bodies to the opponent’s area in dangerous positions, in the area with many players. It is what we want and maybe that is the reason. Hopefully Jorginho won’t be our top scorer again, don’t insult him! «
While the number of scorers was impressive for Tuchel’s team, the Blues boss was also asked how important defensive strength would be to Chelsea’s hopes of winning.
«It is a key [to winning the title] but there are many more keys, but it is one. Let’s face it, we rely too heavily on the performance of our goalkeepers this season. We believe that we can overcome them, we have this experience, we are a difficult team to create chances and score, but we still have to work on it. The game is so complex.
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