Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel spoke about the health situation in his team after the match against Wolverhampton (0:0).
Chelsea was extremely weakened at “Molineux”, so Tuchel had to choose alternative solutions.
Thus, the digging Kante had to play all 90 minutes, instead of the planned 45.
“We had a strong recommendation from the medical team for Kante to be on the field for 45 minutes, which we ignored and left him in the game. We have seven out of line due to covid, several more injured. It was not the moment to take one of the world’s best midfielders out of the game, because he is tired. We left him and he made a difference all the time “, said Tomas Tuchel.
Chelsea currently has Kai Havertz, Ben Chilwell, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner, and Romelu Lukaku in isolation, while Jorginho and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are injured.
The German expert said that he was angry because the Premier League did not accept the request to postpone the match.
“We are disappointed and angry. I am worried from a medical point of view. We had four consecutive positive tests. How will it stop when we have meetings and we’re on the bus together? We asked not to play in order to put everything under control, we were rejected. It’s hard to understand, we are worried about the health of the players. We are forced to play players who have just recovered, we are taking a big risk “, said Tomas Tuchel.
