Why is he not in the group?
The absence of Abraham is not related to injuries, sources confirmed The Athletics that he is fully fit this week and trained at Cobham. It’s simply Tuchel’s decision to repeatedly leave him out, and one he defended at a press conference last week.
“Tammy was having a hard time,” he said. “He was replaced twice at half-time for tactical reasons. He could not have the impact he demands of himself, and we wish him well. ‘
Abraham remains Chelsea’s best scorer in the Premier League with six goals this season, but Tuchel does not base his decision on that.
“I do not think he is the leading scorer since my arrival,” added Chelsea’s head coach. “I can only judge what I see. I saw a shiny young man in front of me. I saw a man who is confident and has a lot of talent. But it can not be in a period of such good results that the guys who do not play are suddenly the winners.
“It does not make sense to me. He was not available for a few weeks, now is the time to do crazy things and try things? If you just look at the data, you’ll say, ‘OK, he’s the best scorer.’ If you look at the data since we’re here, it might tell you a different story. ‘
How was he used by Tuchel?
Abraham started three times in the Premier League under Tuchel and dropped to Newcastle with a single injury after 20 minutes and replaced Burnley and Southampton at halftime for tactical reasons.
Since recovering from the ankle injury, he has struggled to even make the Chelsea bench, with Tuchel regularly having two national backs (Marcos Alonso and Emerson Palmieri) among the substitutes in front of him.
Does Abraham have a future at Chelsea?
The situation seems bleak to him as long as Tuchel is at the helm, and the German has made a strong start to life at Chelsea. Then there is also the club’s pursuit of Erling Haaland, which serves as a further signal that the club does not believe that Abraham is good enough to be their long-term no. 9 to be.
Sources told The Athletics that Abraham caused a two-year extension clause by scoring 15 Premier League goals last season, taking his current deal until June 2023.
As a result, there is no urgency for Chelsea to sell him this summer, but Marina Granovskaia may consider his departure a good way to raise funds for the club’s best transfer targets.
More pertinently, it’s hard to predict that Abraham will be happy to stay at Chelsea beyond this season unless his luck improves under Tuchel. If he decides to move him away, there will be interest in a 23-year-old who has done well in the Premier League and is a senior English international.
For more details on Abraham’s Chelsea future, go below.
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