(Video): Watch Ziyech and Lukaku heated discussion at half time in Brighton draw as Tuchel reacted to the heat

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(Video): Watch Ziyech and Lukaku heated discussion at half time in Brighton draw as Tuchel reacted to the heat

It’s really clear enough things are not going well in this Chelsea team as the Blues continue to struggle in the league race.

However, following Chelsea’s 1-1 draw against Brighton, Chelsea stars Hakim Ziyech and Romelu Lukaku were caught having a very tense conversation as they left the field at half time.

Earlier, Ziyech’s angled strike had put Tuchel’s men ahead – though the Moroccan winger didn’t even celebrate the opener. And his moody attitude continued after speaking with Lukaku when Chelsea walked to the tunnel at the interval.

Ziyech covered his mouth while deep in discussion with Lukaku – as his Belgian team-mate gesticulated – their conversation continuing all the way down through to the Chelsea dressing room, despite Chelsea going in with a lead.

Furthermore, Ziyech and Lukaku were both heavily criticised after Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to title rivals Manchester City last Saturday – with the latter recently being forced to apologise after giving a bombshell interview with Italian media admitting he was unhappy at the club.

Following this heated conversation between Ziyech and Lukaku, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has played down the conversation in his post match press conference, claiming the chat was ‘normal’ – saying he was satisfied if his players weren’t happy with how they were playing.

The German also had no issue with Ziyech’s refusal to celebrate his goal, saying it showed just how tired his players were.

Tuchel said: ‘It’s normal that they talk, it’s normal that they are not happy, it’s normal that they don’t like it if we say that we want more from them, it’s normal,’ he said.

‘But I think even from the reaction of the goal you can see we’re tired. We’re relieved that we have a goal but it’s not the pure joy because they’re saving energy even then. That’s my feeling of the team right now.’

You can watch the heated conversation between Ziyech and Lukaku below!

Courtesy to BT Sport: