Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel
dramatically dismissed defender Antonio Rudiger from training after a
bust-up with goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga the day after their 5-2 humbling
against West Bromwich Albion.
Sam
Allardyce‘s relegation-threatened side ran riot against the Blues on
Saturday after Thiago Silva’s early red card, to end Tuchel’s 14-match
unbeaten run and leave his side in fourth but just two points ahead of
Tottenham, Liverpool and West Ham.
After the match, the German urged his players to
respond in a calm way and without losing their heads, while centre
half Kurt Zouma also encouraged his team-mates to react strongly to
the disappointing loss.
But according to the Telegraph, Rudiger saw red in Easter
Sunday training and was sent back inside to calm down after pushing and shoving
between the pair.After the match, Tuchel had said: ‘We cannot lose our heads
now and take away the trust we have in these players. It was the moment after
the game to be honest, be calm and to tell everybody to breathe.’This will be a
hard evening for everybody. We had completely different plans how to start this
match day so we have to accept it now, it’s our first loss together. It’s
important to find a way to deal with it together.’
Former Paris Saint-Germain manager Tuchel swiftly decided
his compatriot Rudiger had not calmed down enough to finish training, so he
cooled off indoors while Kepa continued the last five minutes of the session at
Cobham.
It is understood the 40-cap international later apologised
unprompted, with Tuchel now happy the matter is closed and not expecting any
lasting fallout between the two.
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