Blues assistant coach: The crossbars and uprights have made us a bit unlucky, but the most important thing in the FA Cup is promotion

Live bar February 6 , 2019 – In a previous FA Cup Round 4 match, Chelsea beat League One side Plymouth 2-1 in extra time to advance to the next round. As Chelsea boss Tuchel tested positive for covid-19, the match was replaced by assistant coach Arnold Michel, and the post-match press conference was also attended by Michel, who said that in the FA Cup competition, the most important thing is to qualify.

Communication after testing positive for COVID-19 in Tuchel

Michelle: "He's been communicating with Benny Weber [teaching assistant/analyst] and of course we know the game and stay in touch throughout the game, he was involved in the whole preparation of the game, so it's clear about everything we want to do and we've been in touch. ”

What was Tuchel's thoughts at the end of the game?

Michelle: "I haven't spoken to him yet, we'll talk about that later." In my opinion, we have 60 minutes to take a 3-1 lead and we have a lot of chances. The crossbars and the columns made us a little unlucky, so we had some difficulties, but everyone will say that in the FA Cup, the most important thing is to qualify and that's what we did. ”

What is the current situation in Tuchel?

Michelle: "At the moment I don't know the specifics of him or when he'll be back, he has to comply with government regulations, self-isolate, and we'll see what happens in the days to come." ”

Playing an extra time game in front of the Club World Cup, is that a problem?

Michelle: "Hopefully not, but we have to accept that, after the break, it's hard to face a well-organized opponent. We have to say that in this game we don't want to play 120 minutes, we have a little bit of an injury problem, hopefully it's just a small problem and we'll see what happens. ”

Was Mount replaced due to injury?

Michelle: "Hopefully no, we'll take a look, he felt a little bit of a problem in extra hour because of that shot, he didn't have a serious problem in the game, it was that shot, he felt pain, so we replaced him. We'll take a look and there will be further testing next, hopefully it won't be too bad, but for now I can't guarantee it. ”

About Kepa's performance

Michelle: "It's not just about him saving a penalty, it's about his performance, he's doing very well. In recent matches I have felt that he is very reliable, his strength is to save penalties, and now he has shown it a few times: twice in the League Cup and against Villarreal. ”

"I've been working with him for a year and the situation is difficult for him because Mendy has played really well, but in training Kepa has been doing a great job and doing a solid job. He's friendly and a great guy and I'm very happy for him, he saved us and saved us from having to go into a penalty shootout. ”

How does it feel to post an order on the sideline?

Michelle: "I think it's an effort on our team and a couple of people in our coaching team are a little bit excited because before we were used to Tuchel being around us, and now the situation is different, but we're relaxed and the work we've done has helped. We felt great and we felt supported, but it was definitely different from when Tuchel was there. ”

(Ma Dongyu)