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Premier League: Thomas Tuchel refuses "to start the hunt for unvaccinated people"

2021-12-22T10:49:00.175Z


While Chelsea is hit hard by the Covid-19, Thomas Tuchel's team will travel to Brentford in the Lea Cup this Wednesday


We cannot say that Thomas Tuchel is inconstant.

At the height of the health crisis that is befalling his club, Chelsea, which moves to the League Cup this Wednesday against Brentford, the former PSG coach does not budge and remains faithful to his principles and convictions.

“I don't want to get involved in pointing fingers and hunting unvaccinated people,” he said.

It is a choice to make.

I can have an opinion but a player can also have an opinion.

We cannot force people to get vaccinated and I will not change my mind about it.

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To avoid any ambiguity, the German coach specifies: “I have been vaccinated.

I made the decision for myself and that's it.

I'm not the commentator type, I'm not the expert here.

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If Thomas Tuchel is virulent, it is more towards those responsible for the Premier League: “I have said it over and over again, I do not understand why the Championship is not interrupted.

We will do more tests and if we have new positive cases, we will ask the leaders of the Premier League what they think.

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"I am worried from a medical point of view"

On Monday, the Premier League confirmed that Boxing Day (between December 26 and January 3) would take place despite the resurgence of the health crisis in England. To date, 90 players are positive in the various English clubs. “We have seven positive cases, we were put on the bus and traveled together for three hours, we went to a meeting together, to a dinner and a lunch and the situation does not seem to want to end. We asked not to play and get the situation under control, but our request was denied. It is very difficult to understand. We are concerned about the health of the players. We end up with players who play after being injured and we take the risk. I am medically concerned we have had four consecutive days of testing.How is it going to end if we are together on a bus and in a meeting? We are disappointed, we are a little angry. "

With his usual humor, Thomas Tuchel takes an offbeat look at his current team: “I would like to play against us at the moment.

We need to protect our players and their health.

That is why we called on the training center.

It's no secret and we think we're playing with them.

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Source: leparis

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