Having cut a rather weary-looking figure at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday, Thomas Tuchel was back to his spritely best this afternoon when he faced the media ahead of Chelsea's Premier League clash against Tottenham.
Sunday's match will be the Blues' 16th in just 53 days. It is a schedule that has left many within the first-team set-up exhausted, both mentally and physically.
Tuchel has done what he can to keep his squad fresh. Days off have been granted where possible, rotation has been undertaken to compensate for illness and injury. Yet it wasn't enough to keep Chelsea's Premier League title bid alive.