Thomas Tuchel attempted to bring everybody at Chelsea “together” on Sunday by cancelling their free day following the 2-2 draw against Wolves.
The German cancelled his players’ day off on Sunday after Chelsea gave up a 2-0 lead versus Wolves at Stamford Bridge.
Tuchel was insistent that this was not a punishment, as he just wanted to “bring everybody together” so they could move past their problems.
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Tuchel dismissed suggestions of a fallout with Marcos Alonso despite rowing with the Spanish left-back during the Wolves clash, with the 31-year-old then substituted at half-time as Chelsea switched formation.
The Blues surrendered a 2-0 second-half lead for a galling draw with Wolves, with boss Tuchel now calling on his players to close ranks.
Asked about any issues with Alonso, Tuchel replied: “It started and ended in the first half, and was not continued at half-time or anything else.
“It was not continued at half-time, things are solved, and that happens.
“We came in on Sunday, we’d planned a free day but after the disappointment it was not even to punish them.
“It was normally a free day and of course maybe some felt it was a punishment but it wasn’t.
“It’s not the moment for a free day, I explained to them, it’s better to be together and talk about it than to go, everybody has his own opinion and everybody has his own truth, maybe it’s more risk to be in fragments than in here.
“So we did here very, very light training, just had a run together and spent time together discussing things, how we want to approach the next days.
“That was actually why we brought everybody together, to have the chance to be together, then a lot of players supported the under-23s on the other pitch.
“It was very nice to see and actually it was what we are, a very supportive and open-minded group of players.
“So that’s what it felt like on…
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