Tuchel pleads for five-man substitutions in Premier League: 'Why threes? I don't understand at all' | Chelsea

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Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel wants five substitutions in the Premier League. Since the suspension due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection has passed, European leagues have increased the number of substitutions per game to "5" in consideration of the burden on players due to overcrowded schedules. However, the Premier League now uses a 3-a-side system. Managers of each club complain about this rule as the threat of corona spreads again. And Chelsea's manager Tuchel, who is currently withdrawing players, also asked for a rule revision to a five-man substitution system. Here's what the club's official website said: "We want to win all the competitions, but two League Cup games against Tottenham and one FA Cup game between Liverpool (2nd January) and Manchester City (15th). "But the schedule doesn't matter. I love this schedule. I love the league because it's the only one that plays all winter. But I think we need protection from the league." "It's the only league that plays all winter, and at this time when the threat of coronavirus is increasing, why is it the only three-man shift? Three substitutions?" "Obviously all the teams have been affected a lot and they are in a strange situation. At the beginning of the corona epidemic in England there were five substitutions, why now? I don't understand why you can't."