Tricky opponent, Brighton. They proved that when they visited Stamford Bridge at the end of December. It's why Thomas Tuchel would've liked some time to devise a strategy on how to defeat the Seagulls. Instead, just one training session at Cobham was all he was afforded.
"I truly believe we need all our mental and physical capacity to be able to win. And, of course, we want to win and we're expecting a tough match," the Chelsea head coach explained at his pre-match press conference.
"It is the first time for me to play against them in their stadium and they are not shy to play one-on-one, do high pressing across the whole pitch.
