Tuchel Is Very Happy To Have Saul, He May Debut When Chelsea Face Aston Villa Tonight

Saul in training with Chelsea (Instagram/@saulniguez)

JAKARTA - Thomas Tuchel admits that the arrival of Saul Niguez brings a sense of security to him in terms of options for Chelsea's midfield occupants to navigate this season. The reason is that he admits that he is not calm enough to only have Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic and N'Golo Kante as Chelsea's midfield options, after deciding to loan out Billy. Gilmour to promotion team Norwich City. Saul arrived just in time for the summer transfer deadline day at the end of last month on loan with a permanent option at the end of the season. The highest level and he was our fourth midfielder last season," Tuchel was quoted as saying on Chelsea's official website, Friday night, September 10. "Now with the COVID situation and the period after the Euros and Copa America, I personally feel a little worried just having a season with Mateo, Jorginho and N'Golo. "It's not a lack of quality or character, I san It's nice to have all three, but sometimes things happen that are unexpected. "We've also got to play in the Club World Cup in December, there's still a lot of games to play and nobody knows what will happen." the player can always play. But when one person is injured, one person is suspended, you are suddenly in a situation of risking too much burden on one player."

The success of getting Saul is also recognized by Tuchel as something that is encouraging, especially the midfielder from Atletico Madrid is his target player since he hasn't managed Chelsea. "I monitored him for years, at other clubs I tried to get him but never succeeded," he said. To borrow him, we are very happy," added Tuchel. Tuchel called Saul a strategic player with good passing ability and is believed to be able to partner with Kovacic, Jorginho and Kante. Saul could make his debut for Chelsea when they host Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday tonight, September 11th.