Thomas Tuchel has been left high and dry by a series of unfortunate events so far this season. Going into the fifth game of the league campaign, he is down to just two available first-team midfielders.
Rival fans will not be breaking out the violins with the money being spent on the squad and the quality available to Chelsea. When fit, Jorginho, N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic are among the best trios in world football, especially to play in a double-six as Tuchel likes. The issue is keeping them fit and finding a way to bed in fresh blood.
Conor Gallagher was meant to come in and help out the ageing and injury prone senior players ahead of him. Off the back of his brilliant loan season and Crystal Palace he was seen as the extra pair of legs, the goalscoring touch for a position that lacks consistent threat for Chelsea.
