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Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has criticized his players for being “too passive” and lacking “intensity” after their 1-0 victory over Barnsley in the FA Cup. However, Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga kept the score at 0-0 by half time with two fine saves in the first half. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Tuchel’s side were better in the second half and Tammy Abraham’s goal sealed qualification for the quarter-final, where they will now face Sheffield United. The German coach told Chelsea TV: “In the end we were lucky in some situations, we have to admit. But Kepa saved us twice in the first half, Tammy saved a big one on the line in the second half. “There were some minutes in the beginning of the second half until we scored which I was happy ...

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that both N’Golo Kante and Hakim Ziyech will start Thursday’s FA Cup tie at Barnsley, although Thiago Silva remains out through injury. Tuchel confirmed that he will select a strong side at Oakwell, including Kante and Ziyech, although several changes will be made in order to keep the players fresh following a busy period. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘There’s a high possibility that we will see a lot of changes,’ Tuchel confirmed at his pre-match press conference. ‘This is the third away game in a row for us, so we don’t want to lose awareness or attention to detail and I think this is a good chance for some changes. ‘Everybody deserves to be on the pitch and there are some players who have suffered from s...