Tammy Abraham showed exactly what he can bring this Chelsea team in his all round performance against Barnsley in the FA Cup last week.
He scored the winning goal, but it was also his hard work at the back defending and heading balls off the line to keep his Chelsea team in the match that really did remind you of what he does.
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Thomas Tuchel has been praising the striker this week and believes that it is that fighting spirit that will see him make it at this football club, despite having to fight for his position alongside the likes of Timo Werner and Olivier Giroud.
Abraham also has a contract that runs out in two and a half years at Chelsea with no signs currently of an extension being discussed. However, Tuchel was undeterred by this at the moment and says he doesn’t want to get involved in contract situations at the club.
As reported by Goal, Tuchel said:
“I’m not aware of the contract situations of my players because I don’t want to be involved with judging this when I’m making the decisions of who’s playing and who’s not,” Tuchel said ahead of Newcastle’s visit to Stamford Bridge.
“He deserved to play at Barnsley. He had a difficult game against Burnley at home so he suffered from a tactical shift at half-time and did not play against Tottenham and Sheffield United. That’s why he deserved to play because he is a very positive guy, very clear, very ambitious.
“I like that he made his way on the loans and overcame obstacles in his career when he went on loan. He always scored for his teams. He was always there. He has the spirit to make it at Chelsea. This is one of the toughest challenges you can face but he is ready for that.
“He played well at Barnsley because he did not only score the decisive goal but was also very important in defensive set pieces, he cleared many situations for us with his head.
“He was absolutely ready to suffer and for that, he has all my credit. It’s a good new start for him to step up and show that he is important for us.”
