Chelsea midfielder commented on the decision of the coaching staff of his national team.

London Chelsea managed to beat Tottenham at home in the first semifinal match of the English League Cup (2: 0).

Chelsea - Tottenham 2: 0 Video goals and match review One of the main roles in this success of Thomas Tuchel's team was played by midfielder Hakim Ziyeh, to whom after the match the journalists had questions not only about the reporting confrontation.

" I believe that this result will serve as a great start for this two-legged series.. Chelsea wanted to play zero, but we understand that nothing ends there.

The situation with Lukaku did not affect the team in any way.. It's good that it ended as quickly as it began.. I did not see any negative reaction from the team or the coaching staff, we supported Romela, as he is part of the team. We must leave this episode in the past.

I don’t think I did anything special in this game.. Just doing what the coaching staff told me to do. Gave it my best.

As for the national team, let all these non-football moments remain aside.. It doesn't matter at all now. To be honest, I don't care if I go to this tournament this time, "

Chelsea London's next match is the FA Cup home game against Chesterfield on January 8 at 19:30 Kyiv time.