Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech has confirmed he is 100% fit for selection, according to beIN Sports journalist Ibrahim Khadra.
There were some questions raised after Thomas Tuchel omitted the Moroccan from the matchday squad for the 2-0 win over Burnley at the weekend.
Many had assumed that he wasn’t fit due to remarks made by Tuchel, but it seems he is available, which has led some fans on Twitter to ask whether he is rated by the new manager:
He can’t even make the bench with 9 sub pic.twitter.com/Y8VJ6NpSBu
— Ô$ÇÀR (@_OscarCFC) February 2, 2021
Is he ready to track back?
— Bocephus (@Bocephus7) February 2, 2021
Tuchel never said he was injured
— Glorious Child (@korode_jvo) February 2, 2021
tuchel says hakim is tired and he’s out of the team last week.
then hakim takes an interview to says he’s 100% ready…
idont like it when the player and the coach are sending morse messages via the media— ོ ོ ོ ོ ོ ོ (@SLbota) February 2, 2021
Is this a contradiction of what Tuchel said or it means he’s come to 100% fitness since he was left out of Burnley game?
— JB Fonkenmun (@JFonkenmun) February 2, 2021
Ready to play from the bench ?
— Ibiks Joseph uyoyo (@ibikoro) February 2, 2021
It will be interesting to see whether Ziyech is selected either in the starting eleven or on the bench for Thursday’s game against Tottenham. The 27-year-old has struggled somewhat since returning from a hamstring injury but he did put in some excellent performances earlier in the season.
Whether Tuchel has reservations about the Moroccan international, we shall have to wait and see. It is too early to guess the manager’s intentions when he has barely had a week with his new players.
