The international break is almost over and Thomas Tuchel's attention can be firmly focused on Brentford. It could be a familiar feeling for the German coach, who had to do the same thing in October as he made his preparations for Thomas Frank's men with reduced numbers.
Tuchel was fortunate to see Jorginho back at Cobham earlier than expected, and even has some big stars who weren't called up but has to deal with the late returns of the likes of Thiago Silva and Christian Pulisic. If the Blues boss was tempted to watch Germany versus the Netherlands he'll have been relieved to see Timo Werner and Kai Havertz substituted, the latter in the 69th minute and former in the 80th, but perhaps frustrated to see Antonio Rudiger once again complete 90 minutes.
The out of contract defender has played more minutes for the Blues than anyone else and only missed two matches in the Premier League this season - the October clash against the Bees, after he did not play in Germany's second match international for precautionary reasons, and more recently against Norwich.
