April 15, 2022
Thomas Tuchel says he apologised to Conor Gallagher, on loan from Chelsea, who cannot play in this weekend's FA Cup semi-final for Crystal Palace.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
0:10 Sanctions against Eugene Tenenbaum? Nothing changes for us I hope things will be sorted out.
0:30 Any update on bids? No, talks still going on and I'm glad I'm not involved -want to focus on football
1:55 CL exit? Big drama, disappointment because we felt we could be one of semi-finallists. Was a fantastic performance but it tastes bitter because we are out of CL Made too many mistakes over 2 legs
Bounced back from 2 defeats. Good thing there is a big KO game coming, with a huge reward so its a good thing. We haven't spent too much time talking to the players. We're training
4:00 Fixture congestion? It's very demanding, we are by far the team who has played the most minutes this season. It's pretty demanding but its what you sign up for.
5:10 Schedule means we play in a lot of competitions. Could be adjustments in between to make it easier and make sure players don't get injured. They need hours to recover. I agree with him (Klopp) it is stressful but I love it at the same time.
6:20 Director sanctions? Nothing new, far less of a distraction than you might think, doesn't change a thing here at the training ground.
7:20 Connor Gallagher? I had a chance to speak to Conor after international break and understand his frustration. I saw him by coincidence at a restaurant and apologised. I understand his disappointment but these were the rules when we made the loan and we want to win the game.
8:30 Palace play with high energy, great team effort, reflection of the coach who has done a fantastic job. Very dangerous counter-attacking team. Huge opportunity to play at Wembley so we need to be well prepared.
10:01 Club sold Guehi, Livramento? Decision we took together and was the right thing to do. Can't go back now. Wanted to loan Livramento. Fantastic development for Marc. Maybe he needed a change of club, more minutes to develop his full potential. If you trust your players they can match your expectations. Always nice to see so many Chelsea players and play against them
11:45 Use academy players more in the future? Yes, always play as many as possible, important to mix with big personalities from abroad, it always makes teams special to have players from the academy
12.45: Injuries? All OK except Ben Chilwell and CHO. Romelu back in training Thursday, let's see if he is OK.
13:15 Enough protection for players? We should always protect the players but not over protect them. Line between a hard and fair tackle, culture in England is for letting the game flow which is fair enough. For reckless and ruthless challenges that might hurt players, we need to protect them. I think refs do their best.
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