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Thomas Tuchel claims leaving Tammy Abraham out of Chelsea's FA Cup Final squad was 'not personal', as he insists he did not want to have THREE No 9s on the bench at Wembley

Daily Mail | May 17, 2021

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Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says he has no regrets about leaving striker Tammy Abraham out of his FA Cup Final squad.

Abraham was not even on the bench as Chelsea lost the showpiece 1-0 to Leicester at Wembley on Saturday.

But today Tuchel warned that it was the kind of decision that could yet impact on other players and said: 'It's just about the amount of people that I can nominate for a game.

Thomas Tuchel said leaving Tammy Abraham (c) out of his FA Cup Final squad is 'not personal'
Abraham has been frozen out by Chelsea manager Tuchel since the German's arrival in January

'I decided to start Timo Werner in the number nine role and we had Kai Havertz and Olivier Giroud on the bench.

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