"I think he is our key, key, key player," he said. "But key, key, key players need to be on the pitch, and he has played only 40 per cent of the games, so it is maybe a miracle that we arrive in third place."
These were the words of Thomas Tuchel during the penultimate post-match press conference of last season. Chelsea had just drew 1-1 with Leicester in a contest that slipped the memory as soon as it concluded. The only memorable part of that evening was arguably this quote and John Cena appearing in the same Directors Box as Todd Boehly.
"He is simply that player, the guy who makes the difference, and if you only have him 40 per cent of the time, it's a huge problem."
