Tuchel reveals why he can’t manage 42 players as Blues set to ship out unwanted players
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel admits they need to cut the numbers of his squad.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ross Barkley, Danny Drinkwater, Michy Batshuayi, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Davide Zappacosta are some of the players who were loaned out last season.
The Chelsea head coach revealed he has 42 players in the building, a staggering amount.
He said: “It was a non-selection,” said Tuchel of Barkley’s absence. “After the Arsenal game.
He continued: we wrote all the names down [of the players] on a sheet as on Monday the final group of players came back from England, Italy and Brazil. We wrote the names down and had 42 players in the building, that’s just not possible.
“So from then on we had to take some decisions to provide quality and intelligent training for the three groups who belong to us. And at the same time to select players we want to know better.