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Thomas Tuchel criticize Premier League who did not postpone the Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea match. He considered the Premier League has endangered the players.
Chelsea had submitted a request that the match against Wolves at Molineux Stadium on Sunday (12/19/2021) evening WIB was postponed due to a storm COVID-19 in his squad. However, Chelsea’s request was rejected by the Premier League.
“It doesn’t matter if we can understand this (the Premier League rejection) because we can’t understand it. This is very difficult for us. We are very worried about the health of the players,” said Tuchel before the game, as reported by Sky Sports.
In the end, the Wolves vs Chelsea match went on as scheduled. The Blues had to settle for one point after a 0-0 draw.
Thomas Tuchel said there were seven positive cases of COVID-19 in the Chelsea squad. The situation made him only bring four outfield reserves out of a total of six substitutes when they traveled to Wolves headquarters.
The German manager is worried about the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the Chelsea squad. He considered the Premier League endangering the health of Chelsea players by refusing to postpone the match against Wolves.
“We put the health and safety of the players at great risk, also physically with the presence of COVID. I can’t compare it to other games, this is our situation,” Tuchel said after the match as reported by the BBC. Mark.
“It’s not safe. We’re talking about protecting players and a safe environment, but it’s not safe.”
“I wouldn’t be surprised if in the next test we have even more positive cases. How will this stop if we sit on the bus and have dinner and stay together like nothing happened?”
“If tomorrow there is another test, another positive case, I want to talk to the Premier League about what they expect,” Tuchel added. ESPN.
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