Thomas Tuchel expects to have Tammy Abraham available for Chelsea’s clash with Sheffield United this weekend, even if the FA Cup quarter-final comes too soon for defender Thiago Silva.

Jags is wanting normality; he’s been fine about training and us as a group want to be there for him and give him anything he needs. He wants to focus on the football and I’d ask that from everyone as well, for Phil and his family.

We want to go and try and win the game. It’s a one-off game,we know what’s at stake and we know what type of team we’re facing, they’re on a tremendous run. But we can’t be bothered about that, we have to look at what we can do. We need the energy and discipline and when we get the ball, we have to be good enough to hurt them. And that’s what we’ve been trying to work on this week.

I’m just looking forward to fans being back. We need them, 100 per cent, and from my experience of Bramall Lane, when it’s full and the team’s at it is a tough place to come, and the fans play a part in that. I can’t wait for it to be full again and I’ll certainly be at the game.

It’s about putting smiles on faces now and everyone has a responsibility to enjoy the remaining games. That’s at the forefront of everyone’s mind, a good result and a cup semi final does the job for you. I’m desperate to get through and get to the semi final. That’s first and foremost the game infront of us, and it can also change the outlook of the whole season.

Jason’s been good, he was at the game on Sunday but met the boys on Tuesday. I want his energy and experience, a different voice for the players to lean on and that’s important. Some people don’t want to speak to the manager and so we need to have those different voices.

We’ve had some conversations about what we expect going forward. There’s a lot of football left and we have two choices, roll our sleeves up andfight or roll over. If the boys are giving 100 per cent they’ll get game time, because that has to be a minimum. There’s no time for anyone to feel sorry for themselves, we have a fantastic game this weekend and nine PL games after that.

We’ve just had Hassan Ayari come back and we want that. I’ve been impressed with the work in the academy and I’ve been proud to be a part of it. We’ve been pushing each other hard and the environment is really good. If we get things right as a club, investing in areas that need investing, there’s no reason in three or four years time you won’t be seeing those boys as regulars at Bramall Lane.