Head Coach of Chelsea Football Club, Thomas Tuchel has refused to shift Blames to Underperforming Star Striker Romelu Lukaku after the Game against Brighton.

Chelsea Took on Brighton in round 23 of the English Premier League but were held to a draw after Adam Webster's 60th Minute Equalizer cancelled out Hakim Ziyech's 28 Minute opener.

Chelsea in the past 7 EPL Games have Recorded just one win, a worrisome record for the Gaffer who seems to have already ruled off League title contention for this Season.

Reacting to the 1-1 draw against Brighton, Thomas Tuchel while assessing his Player's Performance in a Post-match Interview admitted that he Players are physically and Mentally Tired considering the tight Schedule of Games.

"Because we are tired. We are mentally tired and physically tired. You can see it in our performance. It's as easy as that."

Thomas Tuchel Further Commented on why his players needs rest before taking on Tottenham on Sunday. When Asked on how badly is player needed a 2-day off, Thomas Tuchel replied:


"So, so badly. You can say it is an excuse or whatever but it's like this. Look at our schedule, when we arrived at Man City we had the Carabao Cup in the week and they did not. Now we arrive here and they have more days to prepare and the whole week before to prepare.

"It's like this. We play since November. We are the team that plays and plays and plays. We need to recharge the batteries, disconnect. This is my feeling and it's why I give the players two days off.

"We will prepare for two days, use Friday and Saturday to prepare for Sunday because we have a game against Tottenham."

Speaking on Misfiring Romelu Lukaku, Thomas Tuchel refused to heap Blames on the Attacker as he sees him as more of a solution than a problem to the team.

"I will not talk about single players. Today isn't about Romelu. There are too many questions about Romelu and too many answers about Romelu. Romelu is by far not the problem, he is part of the solution."