Chelsea: Tuchel explains crash by Ben Chilwell

That the danger is to fall into a hole after the greatest success of his career, Ben Chilwell (24) will certainly have known. But why did he have to become a crater?

It was the 29th of May, as photos were created, which show the left-back of the FC Chelsea with the Champions League Cup. And he was not in any museum, but had actually gained him in his only twelfth Champions League use, which he still experienced in the starting eleven. Chilwell, only at the beginning of Leicester came from Leicester, had arrived at the top on Europe's stage, his place in England's final EM squad he had a few days later.

But football is actually so fast-lasting, as he is always portrayed: Chilwell did not play a minute at the EM and still at Chelsea. Suddenly he was out, although he was neither injured, ill or locked.

Tuchel: When he arrived here, he looked at me mentally tired

It was totally difficult for him, said Thomas Tuchel on Monday when he talked in detail for the first time about Chilwell's situation. That this was allowed to play a role in England's way into the EM final, be a strange feeling for him: You do not feel properly as part of the team, if you never wear the jersey. First of all, National Trainer Gareth Southgate Kieran Trippier, then always preferred Luke Shaw on the left.

And this bump was apparently not going on again so fast. On vacation It's hard to enjoy relaxing and get his personal disappointment from the shoulders, says Tuchel. When he arrived here, he was tired of me mentally.

And because Marcos Alonso, his competitor at Chelsea, made all the preparation and his chance with huge quality and attitude (Tuchel) used, was suddenly his pilot seat in the club, which he had recaptured after Tuchel's takeover again and after . And Southgate not nominated him for the international matches in September.

Against Zenit, Chilwell waves the first use since May

In conversations he clarified him that he would have acted in the opposite as well, explained Tuchel. His advice on Chilly : He has to have a little patience and forward. We had to give him a bit of time to become more patient with himself, to recover the joy and find everything in the square slightly easier. Chilwell should not be forcing too much .

At the Champions League opening game of the defending champion against Zenit St. Petersburg today on Tuesday (21 clock, live! At Ben Chilwell), Chilwell is now evidently waving the first time minutes since May. He's in the race, his situation has changed, says Tuchel. He's good in form, mentally and in the square.

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