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Tuchel: I asked Chilwell to trust me after we dropped him for Alonso

Thomas Tuchel has issued assurances to Ben Chilwell, who lost his starting spot in Chelsea's team soon after Tuchel took over as manager in late January.

The £50 million ($69m) signing from Leicester City was one of former boss Frank Lampard's favourite players, but he has been benched in three of Tuchel's first five games in charge. He was subbed off in his only two starts.

Tuchel has increasingly seen Marcos Alonso as a better option than Chilwell after switching to a three-man defence complemented by wing-backs.

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