Chelsea deny Alonso bust-up after players forced to train on day off following Wolves capitulation

Thomas Tuchel did drag his Chelsea squad in for extra training the day after they blew a two-goal lead at home to Wolves, GOAL has confirm, but the Blues have denied that Marcos Alonso was involved in any bust-up.

Top-four hopefuls from Stamford Bridge appeared to be cruising to three much-needed points in their latest outing after seeing Romelu Lukaku – who was returned to their starting XI after recent questions of his form – net twice in the space of as many minutes shortly before the hour mark.

A late capitulation saw a winless run extended to three games, though, as Francisco Trincao snatched a lifeline for Wolves and Conor Coady netted a 97th-minute equaliser.

Demanding German tactician Tuchel was less than impressed with the efforts of his side as they allowed London rivals Arsenal to close to within a point of their third-placed standing, with Tottenham only five points adrift of the Blues.

He did request that all players report to Chelsea’s training base at Cobham on Sunday for a team meeting, with a scheduled day off being cancelled.

Those players that were involved in a 2-2 draw with Wolves were asked to carry out gym work, while those that made the bench or were left out of the matchday squad entirely underwent an extra session on the field.

It was, however, a meeting in which an untimely dip in form was discussed that became the main focus of the day – with Chelsea readying themselves for an FA Cup final date with Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday.

The Blues need to raise their game for that contest, but have already taken in 59 games this season across all competitions and are in danger of allowing fatigue to set in.

Was Marcos Alonso involved in a bust-up?

There were suggestions on the back of a disappointing outing against Wolves that Spanish defender Alonso was involved in a heated exchange with Tuchel after being replaced by Saul Niguez at half-time.

GOAL has revealed that was not the case, with the buccaneering left-back in line to figure against Leeds on Wednesday.

Tuchel offered no indication on the back of the Blues’ last outing that he had any issue with Alonso, with a tactical tweak made during the interval intended to make his side tighter at the back.

He told the club’s official website when asked about his changes at the break: “Marcos was not injured, it was just a decision we made.

“Azpi [Cesar Azpilicueta] had a yellow card and he was very active in the first half but he was too offensive. He took too many risks there and sometimes we only had Ruben [Loftus-Cheek] as the spare player in the two v twos and that’s why we changed. Azpi had a yellow card and we wanted the runs from him in the second half.”