Monday, December 27, 2021
“I am super concerned”
Tuchel is afraid of “big mistakes”
Thomas Tuchel, whose Chelsea FC has been badly shaken by Corona, sharply criticizes those responsible for the Premier League. “On the back of the players” will act in the English soccer league. He expressly does not exclude himself from his criticism.
After team manager Jürgen Klopp from Liverpool FC, Thomas Tuchel from Champions League winners Chelsea FC has also sharply criticized the high stress on the professionals in the English Premier League. After the 3-1 success on Boxing Day at Aston Villa, the former Borussia Dortmund coach scolded the people who were sitting in “some offices in armchairs and at the green table”. “I’m super worried,” said Tuchel on Sky Sports.
You play with the health of the players, according to Tuchel, who was also self-critical. Callum Hudson-Odoi was allowed to play “90 minutes because we had to take other players off the pitch” after his Covid 19 illness. Mateo Kovacic played “after an injury and Covid without preparation or training”. Romelu Lukaku, who was previously also infected with the coronavirus, also played longer “than recommended by the medical department”. What an infection does to someone who has recovered, “we don’t know, nobody knows,” complained Tuchel: “Maybe we’re making a big mistake here.”
Chelsea recently wanted to postpone matches, but the league refused. “They let us play even if we have Covid. And we play, but that may not be the right way. Now we have new injuries and that won’t stop,” said Tuchel, who once again urged the introduction of five Change advertised: “Five changes were introduced because of Corona, all of Europe has five changes, all of Europe has a winter break, but we play through. But on whose back? On the back of the players!”
Most recently, Klopp had already vented his displeasure. The Premier League threatens a deadline problem in view of the many competitions. Due to the pandemic, 15 games had to be postponed in the past few weeks.