Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has put Saul Niguez on notice ahead of going to Newcastle United.
Tuchel was discussing how he'll cover injury victim Mateo Kovacic.
He said, "I miss Mateo a lot, he has been a key factor till now and it's really sad to see him get injured in the very last second of the training on Thursday.
"But actually in midfield, and hopefully it stays like this, we have still Jorginho, N'Golo, Ruben who comes back after only two or three days out, and we have Saul, so there's still a lot of quality we can use to compensate.
"You cannot predict that you will lose three key offensive players at the same time, this is quite unlucky, and you cannot have a squad with five, six or seven key players and three of them constantly waiting for another three to get injured. This does not exist in real life.
"I'm happy with the guys who will be on the pitch today, they earned our trust. We arrived at this group of 18 plus goalkeepers and we are capable of pushing the limits so high that we can win consecutive games. There is no doubt about it.
"There's a bit of a stretch at the moment, the group is tested, and we want to prove we are a strong group and can compensate for situations like this."
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