'Key player after key player': Tuchel laments Chelsea injury problems

"It reminds me of Juventus last season. We played a fantastic match at Stamford Bridge, and after that we had Chilly off for eight months and Kante for eight weeks," Thomas Tuchel told Chelsea's official website when asked about the Blues' injury issues.

"It was the same against Tottenham this season. We had a fantastic performance and after that our key player says goodbye for six weeks minimum, and then it’s red cards, and Ruben is off injured, and Reece is off with illness.

"It’s key player after key player. But more importantly, if these key players are missing we need to show a different mentality. It’s not enough at the moment to win at Leeds and Southampton.

"We’re humble enough to know we can lose football matches, even if we hate it, but it’s too easy to push us off the track."

Chelsea's current injury problems are the following: Kante, Chalobah and Loftus-Cheek are injured, James is ill and Kovacic is not fit to play 90 minutes,