Nwosu Chizoba David
Chelsea are already through to the knockout stage of the Champions League so will Thomas Tuchel be ringing the changes on Wednesday?
“It’s a good chance to but the decisions have not been made yet because we’ve just had training and we had a bit of an acute overload also due to injuries and the schedule but the schedule is the schedule, the players can handle this.
“Due to injuries in some positions, like central midfield, we struggle, but the game tomorrow is not a problem in terms of being overloaded.
“We had one day off, two good training sessions, and the guys look fresh. They are ready for tomorrow. We can let anybody play from the 17 players plus goalkeepers, but the problem is the next match on Saturday because we will lose time to sleep. We arrive in the very early morning of Thursday.
“So, it’s a long story and short message. There’s a huge chance that we rest some players and, more importantly, we’ll give some players who need the load, minutes and rhythm.”
Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic had returned to training after hamstring trouble but Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that he is now out again after testing positive for coronavirus.
“He was in training yesterday (Monday) with a big smile but then he tested positive for corona today so is now isolating,” said Tuchel. “It’s a huge setback for him personally and for all of us.
“I was aware that this could happen (more cases) and I’m not happy about it, not only as a manager but as a person. But this what reality is at the moment so we have to be ready to adapt and secure people’s health.”
