Chelsea supervisor Thomas Tuchel has attributed his team's overall performance against Brighton on Tuesday night time to 'tiredness'.&#one hundred sixty;
The German watched as his facet dropped factors another time within the Premier League, despite main 1-zero at half-time.
Hakim Ziyech gave the Blues the lead inside the first 1/2, but Adam Webster's thumping header halfway through the second half of noticed the teams share the spoils.
Speaking after the match, Tuchel stated he'll provide his gamers two days' rest before their next fit, towards Tottenham.&#a hundred and sixty;
"I am so happy that we have at the least four days. Look at our last week and you understand what I am speakme about. Within seven days we had three away video games. It’s not only about gambling, it’s about touring, it’s approximately no longer snoozing and we don’t do that one week and whinge," he said.
Adding: "They need this relaxation so badly. You can say it’s an excuse or some thing however it’s like this, look at our time table. When we arrived at Man City, we had a Carabao Cup recreation before and they did no longer. Now we arrive right here, they'd extra days to put together, they had a whole week to put together earlier than.
"'We play considering the fact that November, the crew that performs and performs and performs and performs. We want to recharge the batteries and we need to disconnect.
"This is my feeling, that is why we deliver the players days off after which we can put together for two days. We will use Friday and Saturday to prepare for Sunday because then it’s the following recreation in opposition to Tottenham,"
Chelsea have in recent weeks fallen at the back of within the English Premier League title, with Man City shifting clear on the top, commencing an eleven-factor hole.&#one hundred sixty;
