{"id":15022,"date":"2022-02-04T19:23:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T19:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/tuchel-pulisic-hampered-by-bloated-schedule"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:50:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T19:50:07","slug":"tuchel-pulisic-hampered-by-bloated-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/tuchel-pulisic-hampered-by-bloated-schedule","title":{"rendered":"Tuchel: Pulisic hampered by bloated schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Christian Pulisic scored in the United States&#8217; 3-0 win over Honduras on Wednesday. Erin Chang\/ISI Photos\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel said Christian Pulisic and other international stars are hampered by the sheer volume of matches asked of them by the football calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Pulisic scored in the U.S&#8217; 3-0 win over Honduras in the World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday, as well as playing in the 2-0 defeat against Canada on Sunday. However, the 23-year-old has yet to return to training with his Chelsea teammates.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Don&#8217;t have ESPN? Get instant access<\/p>\n<p>Defender Thiago Silva, who appeared for Brazil in a pair of World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay in the past two weeks, has also yet to re-join Chelsea training.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the absences of Pulisic and Silva, Tuchel called on football&#8217;s governing bodies to introduce a &#8220;leaner schedule&#8221; to help players who appear for their countries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s about quantity and not quality,&#8221; Tuchel told a news conference on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The people want to see quality football, the quality players, and for this they need rest, not injured and healthy. 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