West Ham United have a golden chance to beat Chelsea on Saturday after Thomas Tuchel admitted to reporters that his players are tired both physically and mentally following their 0-0 draw with Brighton at Stamford Bridge last night.
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The Hammers welcome the Blues to the London Stadium in what is a huge game for both sides.
West Ham and Chelsea are currently both on 55 points. The West London outfit are sitting ahead of us in fourth spot, however, due to a superior goal difference.
A win for the Hammers on Saturday would put us in an incredibly strong position with just five Premier League games remaining.
Chelsea are currently in the midst of an incredibly busy fixture schedule.
Since April 3rd, the Tuchel’s side have faced home an away legs against Porto in the Champions League, Premier League games against West Brom, Crystal Palace and Brighton and an FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City.
During that time, West Ham have played just three Premier League games.
Following the game on Saturday, Chelsea have to travel to Real Madrid just three days later for their Champions League semi-final showdown.
Thomas Tuchel admission gives West Ham hope ahead of Chelsea clash
The Hammers absolutely have to beat the Blues on Saturday.
And Thomas Tuchel made a frank admission about his Chelsea players last night that should give West Ham a lot of hope, as quoted by Football.London:
“We played in different competitions, in Champions League, we left our heart and soul on Wembley ground in the semi-final. We were a bit tired mentally and physically. We couldn’t find the rhythm that we normally play. I was a bit concerned about the physical impact and the travelling after Porto and Man City as we decided to play without so many changes between those games. Today we had enough changes to be a bit fresher, but maybe we lacked one day. It’s a big difference if you have two or three days between matches. Maybe we lacked one day to be more relaxed, more fresh. But we have to admit there has been a huge distraction in the last two days.”
Let’s hope that the West Ham players are fresher than the Chelsea boys on Saturday.
Tuchel’s comments certainly suggest that that might be the case.
And with one eye on Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid, the Chelsea boss might just have to ring the changes for the game at the London Stadium.
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