Monday, May 20

Tuchel criticized the Premier League for not postponing matches after new COVID-19 outbreak

EFE

By: EFE

Thomas Tuchel , Chelsea manager, harshly criticized the Premier League after they denied the postponement of the match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The team of London did not go from a draw to zero against Wolves, in a match in which could only have six players on the bench , two of them gatekeepers, for a new COVID outbreak – 19.

“We have not had a simple preparation because we have spent several days with positives and then we have traveled together for three hours , we had dinner together and then the contagion of Jorginho arrived “, Tuchel told the BBC.

“People are worried because they have been on the same bus and have been having dinner together. This was not enough to postpone the game and we had to play, but you can’t ask the boys that are concentrated at 100% “, added the German.

Jorginho’s positive joins the from Ben Chilwell, Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner and Callum Hudson-Odoi this week.

“Also, today at 8: 30 in the morning they have knocked on our doors at the hotel to do a new test that we had not been notified of. They haven’t let us sleep. I can’t tell you about other games, only mine. It has not been safe. I would not be surprised if we have more positives in the next tests.

How is it going to stop if we go in the same bus and have dinner together as if nothing happened? “, Explained Tuchel.

” I do not care much about the next matches, I only care about the following tests and the health of the players. Today Kovacic had to play half an hour after ten days in which he has been with COVID. Who takes responsibility for that. Kanté had only trained one day, Chalobah, two ”, added the German.

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