Tuchel Made Dizzy, After Chelsea Lost, Now Seven Players Have Been Injured

Thomas Tuchel / Photo: Twitter.com/@chelseafc

JAKARTA - The unfortunate fate is haunting Thomas Tuchel, the Chelsea coach is made dizzy by the current condition of his team. The reason is, after losing to West Ham there are now seven players who have been hit with injuries.

When facing West Ham in the 15th week of the 2021 Premier League, Saturday 4 December, Chelsea had to go home with a 3-2 defeat to the hosts. The result then made the Blues lose their place at the top of the standings.

Not only incised defeat, the visit to West Ham headquarters also left a difficult situation for Tuchel. The reason is, after this again there are two players who have to enter the treatment room due to injuries, they are Kai Havretz and Marcos Alonso.

"Kai Havertz feels very sick. Marcos has pain in his back," said Tuchel, quoted from Chelsea's official website, Monday 6 December.

Injuries to two players at West Ham added to the long record of Chelsea players who had to be absent. Because before this there were five other names who first received treatment.

The five players who were injured first were Trevoh Chalobah, Jorginho, N'Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic and Ben Chilwell. It's true that not all of the players suffered serious injuries, but they also can't be sure to return in the near future.

Ben Chilwell has a pretty serious problem. The England left-back will be out until the end of the year. He only played in 2022. Matteo Kovacic also took more than a month to recover.

Meanwhile, Trevoh Chalobah's condition is still uncertain. He was not seriously injured. However, Tuchel did not include his name in the squad when he met West Ham.

"I don't know when N'Golo Kante will come back and we have not only lost N'Golo, we have also lost Mateo Kovacic for four, five, six weeks. Jorginho is playing with hip pain," continued Tuchel.

With the storm of injuries experienced, Chelsea is certain to be in a state of crisis. This situation makes Thucel have to rack his brain to carry out the follow-up match. Moreover, they also have a big mission to reclaim the top position of the standings from Manchester City.