Thomas Tuchel says Chelsea midfielder Jorginho will ignore the pain of his back injury to play in Saturday’s Premier League clash against Leeds. And the struggling visitors cannot even do that because their hardest-working midfielder and best striker are out completely.Jorginho missed Chelsea’s Champions League draw at Zenit Saint Petersburg on Wednesday because of the ongoing back problem. But, with Chelsea ravaged by injuries in midfield, Blues boss Tuchel revealed the Italy star is willing to put his body on the line when Leeds visit Stamford Bridge.Blues’ captain: We are having a tough moment and we need everybody to get that extra percent sharperN’Golo Kante has been ruled out again with a knee injury and Mateo Kovacic is isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus, while Trevoh Chalobah is also sidelined. Tuchel is thankful because Jorginho can and will play through the pain.”Jorginho completed the last two training sessions. I think he will do again what he did in the last few games: play through the pain and do what’s needed to be on the pitch.”Reece James, in superb form at right wing-back, deputised in central midfield against Zenit, while struggling Spanish midfielder Saul Niguez moved to left wing-back. It was an experiment that failed to convince as Chelsea conceded a late equaliser in a 3-3 draw that denied them a first-place finish in the group.”Reece will start as a wing-back, and we will find other formations elsewhere. We wanted to see Reece there in real life and to try Saul in a new position as well. But there’s no need tomorrow to try these things.”He was world’s most exciting and expensive teenage star but Martial’s Old Trafford dream is in tattersChelsea have won just three of their last seven matches in all competitions, with last weekend’s 3-2 defeat at West Ham ending their spell on top of the Premier League.Tuchel admitted Chelsea cannot ignore their recent stumble as he called on his players to focus on getting the smallest details right.”Let’s be honest, if you have the lead four times in two matches and you escape with one point and six goals conceded, it’s not the moment to look away and pretend nothing is happening. It is happening, and I think it’s still a matter of details, still a matter of small things, and not to worry about the big picture. There are reasons for it, of course, we played in Zenit without any central midfielders who are used to playing there.”Third-placed Chelsea are two points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City, but Tuchel is hopeful they have learned from the recent blip.Mashindano ya Patrick Oboya cup inayodhaminiwa na Mozzart Bet Kenya 🇰🇪 yataingia tamati wikendi hii na kesho kutakuwa na kinyang’anyiro cha kuwania nafasi ya tatu na nne. Team Ping watacheza dhidi ya Susa FC hapo kesho huku kileleni cha shughuli ikiwa ni fainali 🔥 pic.twitter.com/mdwCg6nnYG— Mozzart Bet Kenya (@mozzartbetkenya) December 10, 2021 Their opponents have injury troubles of their own. Leeds United have encountered an injury crisis ahead of the London showdown. Their first-teamers Kalvin Phillips, Liam Cooper and Patrick Bamford will all miss the trip to Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening. Those three add to already injured Rodrigo.Let’s see which manager can overcome their selection problems…PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 16Friday23:00: (2.40) Brentford (3.30) Watford (3.25)Saturday15:30: (1.20) Man.City (7.75) Wolverhampton (16.0)18:00: (1.27) Liverpool (6.75) Aston Villa (11.0)18:00: (1.27) Chelsea (6.75) Leeds (11.0)18:00: (1.70) Arsenal (3.80) Southampton (5.70)20:30: (8.00) Norwich (4.50) Man.Utd. (1.47)Sunday17:00: (3.80) Burnley (3.50) West Ham (2.10)17:00: (1.85) Leicester (3.70) Newcastle (4.60)19:30: (2.40) Crystal Palace (3.10) Everton (3.45)Brighton – Tottenham POSTPONED***odds are subject to change
