Thomas Tuchel allows his players an extra day of rest ahead of Manchester City

Thomas Tuchel allows his players an extra day of rest ahead of Manchester City

Chelsea will be facing Manchester City in the FA Cup semifinal tonight. The blues recently registered a victory over FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League quarter finals. Coach Thomas Tuchel allowed his players to get ah extra day of rest.

Thomas Tuchel has talked about how he gave Chelsea players time to rewind and relax by staying an extra night at the team hotel in Seville ahead of their FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City.

Thomas Tuchel gives extra rest to his players

“We are aware that it is necessary to recover mentally,” Thomas Tuchel told reporters. “For example, we decided to stay overnight in Sevilla because we knew the hotel. It was very nice, in a nice setting.

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“We had the chance to sit outside because the weather was very warm. It was a calming circumstance to enjoy each other’s company. We had a good sleep and we had a chance to stay together after the match because we created a bubble there.

“It was a good chance because the players have not been able to go out, go to restaurants. For almost a year now, we cannot share a dressing room. So we created this just to feel some time together, have talks outside of tactics and lineups to just bond, let the players bond, enjoy an evening after a game.

Chelsea currently have both Matteo Kovacic and Andreas Christensen out with injury. On the other hand Manchester City will only be without the service’s of striker Sergio Aguero. However manager Pep Guardiola believes his squad will be tired having one less rest day.

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