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The Chelsea squad is in good spirits ahead of Monday night’s clash with Everton.
This should come as no surprise as the Blues made it 10 games unbeaten across all competitions under Thomas Tuchel with a 1-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Thursday night.
That result took Chelsea into the top-four in the Premier League table and there’s every chance they will be playing Champions League football once again next season.
With that said, the upcoming clash with the Toffees is certainly another must-win game for Tuchel‘s side as the Merseyside outfit are just a point behind and have a game in hand.
Ahead of the game at Stamford Bridge, the likes of Kai Havertz, Olivier Giroud, Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell, and Edouard Mendy were put through their paces in training at Cobham.
Given the session was roughly 24 hours after the win over Liverpool, the players mainly focused on ball work.
But there was a hilarious moment involving Callum Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham – both of whom did not feature at Anfield -as they showcased some hidden talents.
As spotted in the ‘Chelsea Unseen’ video uploaded to YouTube, the pair were showcasing their musical and dance talents.
At around the 2.24-minute mark Abraham and Hudson-Odoi are walking together with a bit of bounce in their respective steps and upon listening closely they are both rapping.
Such was the content of the lyrics that they had to pause for a moment to dance before carrying on with their walk to the training pitches.
Whilst Hudson-Odoi has been a regular since the appointment of Tuchel as head coach, Abraham has completed 90 minutes just once under the German tactician – the FA Cup fifth-round tie at Barnsley when he scored the winner.
And amid recent omissions from matchday squads, Tuchel has sent a message to the Blues no.9.
“This is my job to push him to his limits. We will not stop doing this in supporting him,” Tuchel said. “This was a tough decision, but when things are like now, with hopefully nobody injured, we have these decisions to make.
“It’s a part of my job which I do not like, but at the same time I like because it means we have everybody available.
“And then you have to make these decisions, which we communicate normally clearly. We have to cut it down to 18 players, so in the end it’s not always a punishment or a signal to a player who is not in the squad.
“And in this case it was exactly like this. It was not a punishment or a signal, it was just a choice from the alternatives, on which position, who starts, who could come from the bench.
“He lacks a little bit of luck, Tammy, not only in games but also in training. And once the last touch comes back, and he’s fighting for it now, he will stay a player that we will push for.”
This Story First Appeared At The Football London
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