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We're well into the cut and thrust of the international break. Many of Chelsea's stars have enjoyed minutes for their national team already.

The period has already seen joy and disappointment for those not afforded any period of rest, but what of those that have been? Thomas Tuchel made his plans clear for the start of the period before players start to reconvene at Cobham to prepare for Brentford.

"There will be long walks in the forest around here [with my dog] which is beautiful," Tuchel ahead of Middlesbrough. "Hopefully, the weather stays like this (sunshine). I'll be doing the normal stuff: taking care of the children, taking them to school, picking them up. Being around them is the best distraction I can have.

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"I learned to do this [disconnect]. I had to. I found it very hard in the beginning as a professional coach. I struggled a lot with it, to not be able to switch off, to not think about it night and day. It is always like this. If you love something so much and have a passion for football, and then it becomes your profession, it is not at