Before Chelsea's players climbed the Wembley steps to collect their runners-up medals after the Carabao Cup final, Thomas Tuchel gathered them all together on the Wembley pitch alongside his coaching staff.
Stood arm-in-arm in a huddle, Tuchel delivered a passionate message to his squad and offered reassurance that their performance across 120 minutes against Liverpool was outstanding.
"We said we had no regrets today, that they did excellently," Tuchel revealed to Chelsea's in-house media. "I didn't want anyone to lose sleep tonight as they could not have done better.
