THOMAS TUCHEL vowed to carry on axing big names and warned his Chelsea stars: You ain’t seen nothing yet.
The Blues boss has rung the changes since taking over in January — including ten in his last two line-ups.
Striker Tammy Abraham is the latest to feel the wrath of Tuchel after being left out of the last two squads — including the 1-0 FA Cup final defeat to Leicester at Wembley.
Abraham’s girlfriend, Leah Monroe, was so annoyed she even blasted Tuchel on social media.
Monroe posted: “How on earth do you make the decision to leave your top goal scorer out of the squad for a final?
“The same person who even scored the goals to actually qualify for this competition? It’s not making any sense whatsoever.”
But ahead of their top-four crunch clash with the Foxes tonight and the Champions League final on May 29, Tuchel said: “It is never personal.
“I have to select 18 players for a squad. We have Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Olivier Giroud who can all play as No 9, so I decided not to add another.
“And when Mateo Kovacic and Andreas Christensen come back I need to figure out the squad and even eliminate two more players.
“This is the worst thing for me. I understand this frustration. But this is not the moment to complain and for me to explain.
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“We have to live in the moment. We have a massive two weeks.”
The German is hoping the return of fans to Stamford Bridge will help his side avenge Saturday’s Cup final defeat.
Tuchel added: “To have fans back will feel amazing. We hope it will add that extra per cent.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
