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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/11/01/
thomas-tuchel-press-conference-ahead-of-malmo

Tuchel confirms players out and one return

01 Nov 2021


Thomas Tuchel has ruled Mason Mount out of tomorrow's Champions League
game in Sweden but Christian Pulisic will travel.


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Mount has not recovered sufficiently from the illness that forced him to
miss our weekend game in Newcastle. He travelled to Tyneside but was taken
ill on the eve of the 3-0 win.


The England international joins the injured trio of Romelu Lukaku (ankle),
Timo Werner (hamstring) and Mateo Kovacic (hamstring) in being unavailable
for our fourth group-stage match in this season's Champions League. The
Blues are in second place in our group, three points behind Juventus who
beat us in other game overseas so far.


Speaking at his pre-match media conference at Cobham, prior to flying to
Malmo, Tuchel said:


'These four players are unfortunately still out. For Timo, Romelu and Kova
it is no surprise. For Mason, he does not feel really better and to stop
any speculation, it is not Covid. He is negative for that. He is just ill
and does not feel good enough to take part in training or take part in the
trip to Malmo.


'The good news is Christian Pulisic is back and back in the squad for
tomorrow.'


Pulisic has not played for Chelsea since scoring on the opening weekend of
the Premier League season. He was injured on international duty soon after.


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Christian Pulisic in Monday's training


Despite still being several players short of a full squad, with the Blues
victorious in the six games since the Juventus match, Tuchel reports a
good frame of mind in the camp.


'We are in a good place and I have the feeling that the group knows why we
are in a good place,' he said. 'We know what it takes to have these kinds
of results and know what effort we have to put in.


'We know what we have to do for it and that makes us confident and at the
same time, it sets the standards that you need to set every single match
that arrives, and it's coming again tomorrow.


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'We'll start from scratch, it's a Champions League away game, and we want
to win. We're self-confident enough to say it. We know what it takes and
it is up to us to deliver.'


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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/11/02/
wing-backs-aren-t-defenders-declares-tuchel

Wing-backs aren't defenders declares Tuchel

02 Nov 2021


Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel says the wing-backs in his system have
the freedom to be 'dangerous' in attack.


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Chelsea wing-backs Reece James, Ben Chilwell and Marcos Alonso have scored
eight goals between them already this season and have been heavily
involved in our attacking process.


'This is normally what any manager does in any team, that you try and not
rely on any one or two goal scorers but at the same time, sometimes you
wish also to rely on one or two consistent goal scorers because it gives
you a lift,' Tuchel said.


'This is necessary if you want to reach the highest level in any
competition, you need consistent goal scoring threats from your strikers.'


After Reece James' impressive double at Newcastle on Saturday, 13 of
Chelsea's goals this season have been scored by what are generally classed
as defenders, including wing-backs.


'I think this statistic will look a bit different if you interpret the
wing-backs more as midfielders because if you play in a back three it is
not really a full-back position, more of a midfield position,' said the
Bavarian.


'I would not call them defenders but they have to defend in some moments
like defenders, but they are more free to attack the opponents' box than
they are in the role as a full-back.


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James now has four Premier League goals this term


'So it is necessary that they are included and we bring them to the box at
the end of our attacks and increase the goal threat. I am happy when we
create chances, and I'm happy when we have five or six players in the box
to be dangerous.


'In this system we play, it's true that the wing-backs are there and have
the freedom to be dangerous.'


Tuchel also highlighted the importance of Callum Hudson-Odoi's role within
the Blues squad.


The Cobham graduate has played at left-wing in our most recent Premier
League games against Norwich City and Newcastle, but was asked to play
right wing-back in our cup-tie with Southampton last week.


'He thought that it will be tough to get minutes and maybe easier in
another club, but you can never be sure it is like this,' Tuchel said,
referring back to the summer. 'I told him straight that we rely on him and
that he accepts his role. There is still huge progress he can make within
this group and club.


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'Was it always fair to let him play right wing-back? No, maybe not.'
Tuchel admits. 'But he had to take one for the team and he did. He was
always positive and he showed the right spirit. He had a very good
pre-season where we could see what he was capable of on the half left
side. He struggled in the beginning to prove that point in matches and now
we had some injuries, and it was needed for him to show up and deliver.
This is what he did.


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'To get a place in this team it is all about performance and this is what
Callum shows at the moment and now it is important that he shows
consistency and stays hungry and keeps on progressing.


'Enjoy the moment, but at the same time absolutely be aware of what it
takes to stay in the team. It looks good at the moment.'

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