“Wake Kovacic up at 3 a.m. he will be ready to train at 3:15” - Tuchel

Thomas Tuchel

admitted that

Mateo Kovacic

is going to be one of his favourite

players.

After the thumping 2-0 victory over Newcastle, the Chelsea boss praised the 26-year-old who has had big-game experience at

and

before moving to Chelsea.

Tuchel is impressed by the Croatia international’s work-rate.

"

I love him

," Tuchel said. "

You can wake him up at 3 a.m. and he will be ready to train at Cobham at 3:15

."

What makes him prolific when he is running on a rich vein of form is that he combines vision, working with the ball ability, and energy.

The Croatian midfielder will most likely be in the starting XI for the rest of the campaign as Chelsea struggles to finish in the top four spots.

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