Aston Villa are set to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night - and one man will be hoping to face his former team-mates
Ross Barkley still has to make an appearance for Chelsea this season. But certainly, he doesn’t seem to have any hope of playing in any of the Blues' bigger games. This is what Thomas Tuchel has said about him.“He tried to go on loan again, to find a club, but it is not easy,” Tuchel is quoted in The Telegraph. “The situation out there, the financial impact from corona to clubs abroad and clubs also within the country is huge. It’s not easy to find clubs who are able to invest. “It’s hard to see people struggling and struggling with the situation. But the quality that Ross brings to the pitch could help a lot of clubs in Europe." "He (Barkley) accepts the situation that it was not an over-performance from him at Aston Villa, so he cannot demand that we rely on him as the top midfielder in the next season. “Normally you expect – and this is not a secret – somebody to go on loan from Chelsea to Aston Villa that he is the main guy at Aston Villa and then he comes back and takes the next steps. “This has not happened, so maybe there is a long way to go, but you never know. He has the ability, so let’s see. It’s never too late and I will give him the support that I can. We need to wait and have patience. “I’m sure that he himself worries a lot about the situation. ‘How can it come so far that right now I’m like in between the chairs and don’t really know where I belong and what my role is" "All I say is that, for example, with him, and with Ruben Loftus-Cheek, I’m super happy. We had the in-house game here and the two did fantastic. “They trained very, very well despite their personal situations, which is maybe sometimes not the nicest one to have as a competitor, as a boy who has dreams, high hopes and loves his sport. “He does not have to love the situation, but he needs to accept it in a positive way. This is what I feel from him and, hopefully, he can keep this spirit up.Source - birminghammail Join us on Telegram!/ Follow us on Twitter!