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. https://i.imgur.com/5FFiaIe.jpg 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. https://i.imgur.com/Disk7A4.jpg 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. https://i.imgur.com/EtydPqR.jpg '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.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. https://i.imgur.com/fEDS4fu.jpg 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. https://i.imgur.com/48TnAtn.jpg 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. https://i.imgur.com/HyoBUqb.jpg '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. https://i.imgur.com/Qdxxa4p.jpg '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.' -- ＫＴＢＦＦＨ --

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