Kovacic

2022 - 10 - 23

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Kovacic plays despite nursing knee problem (West London Sport)

Chelsea boss Graham Potter says Mateo Kovacic did not start against Manchester United because of an ongoing knee problem. Potter made a first-half change, ...

“We know his quality, but at the same time you also need to understand the player’s situation as well.” ‘We’d planned for him to have less time than he has, but things have conspired so he’s been on the pitch. “Then you look at the schedule and it’s suddenly games Wednesday and Saturday – it’s impossible for him to start all the games.

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Why Mateo Kovacic 'streaked' across Stamford Bridge pitch after ... (Football.London)

Chelsea were denied their sixth win in seven games on Saturday evening as Casemiro's injury-time header rescued a point for Manchester United at Stamford ...

Kovacic was seen live on Sky Sports jogging in the cold conditions with nothing but his underwear and white socks. As both sets of players shook hands, spoke to their compatriots and swapped shirts, the 28-year-old was handing over his matchday kit to a Chelsea supporter. But why was the Croatian without his shirt and shorts? A flourish of United crosses ended up in Casemiro heading in his first goal for the club since his summer arrival from Real Madrid. [Mateo Kovacic](https://www.football.london/all-about/mateo-kovacic) running across the [Stamford Bridge](https://www.football.london/all-about/stamford-bridge) pitch in only his underwear. [Chelsea’s](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/) winless run in the league against the Red Devils to 10 games.

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Report: Graham Potter Reveals Mateo Kovacic Has Been Playing ... (Sports Illustrated)

Mateo Kovacic changed the game when he came on today against Manchester United, which led to many Chelsea fans wondering why the Croatian didn't start the ...

Speaking after the game against Manchester United, Graham Potter opened up about Mateo Kovacic playing through an injury. [Graham Potter ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/graham-potter/profil/trainer/23954)revealed after the game Kovacic has been playing with an injury he has been carrying since the summer. [Mateo Kovacic ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mateo-kovacic/profil/spieler/51471)changed the game when he came on today against Manchester United, which led to many Chelsea fans wondering why the Croatian didn't start the game in midfield.

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Mateo Kovacic runs off pitch in his PANTS at Stamford Bridge after ... (Daily Mail)

Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic left little to the imagination as he stripped down to his pants following the referee's full-time whistle on Saturday ...

Mateo Kovacic was seen running off the pitch in just his pants following the full-time - Mateo Kovacic was then seen on the pitch in only his underwear Mateo Kovacic bizarrely runs off the pitch in his PANTS at Stamford Bridge after the Chelsea midfielder gave away his shirt and shorts to lucky fans in the crowd following their 1-1 draw with Manchester United

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Matteo Kovacic leaves fans in stitches after leaving game vs Man ... (Sports Brief)

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Midfielder Matteo Kovacic was introduced to the clash against Manchester United FC in the 36th minute as he replaced Marc Cucurella, ...

[ Football Daily ](https://twitter.com/footballdaily/status/1583887987351638016)on Twitter showed Kovacic jogging towards the tunnel in nothing but his underwear. [Real Madrid](https://sportsbrief.com/football/real-madrid/) man came on for Chelsea, replacing Marc Cucurella in the 36th minute in contentious circumstances. [Manchester United](https://sportsbrief.com/football/manchester-united/) and Chelsea on Saturday, October 22 as he left the pitch in nothing but his underwear.

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Fans in hysterics at Peter Schmeichel's reaction as Kovacic runs off ... (The Sun)

FANS loved confused Peter Schmeichel's reaction as Chelsea ace Mateo Kovacic ran off the Stamford Bridge pitch in only his tiny PANTS.Viewers saw far.

[Chelsea](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196660/chelsea/) holding the edge on fourth. after somehow losing his shirt AND shorts. [Man Utd ](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196656/manchester-united/)legend [Schmeichel](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/peter-schmeichel/), however, as he clearly could not believe his eyes. [FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS - BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS](https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting-tips/free-bets?ilc=inline) [Kovacic](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/mateo-kovacic/) running across the pitch just his little Y-fronts... [Saturday's 1-1 draw with Manchester United.](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20193970/chelsea-man-utd-casemiro-jorginho/)

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Mateo Kovacic stuns fans by stripping down to his underwear after ... (SPORTbible)

Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic wasted absolutely no time in stripping off after his side's dramatic draw with Manchester United.

The Blues travel to face RB Salzburg in the Champions League on Tuesday night. One fan posted on Twitter: "Was it just me who saw Kovacic run off the pitch in only his undies?" The match would go on to finish level, with both sides taking a share of the spoils.

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Knee concerns for Kalidou Koulibaly and Mateo Kovačić, too (We Ain't Got No History)

Neither Wesley Fofana nor Reece James have an injury that's “too bad” and yet both will miss at least weeks, if not months. “[Koulibaly] just felt his knee at ...

“We have to manage the players and deal with what we have. “He’s been nursing his knee for all season pretty much [and] it’s impossible for him to start all the games. It all depends of course on the specifics of the injury, and without that information, we’re just guessing, but knee injuries tend not to be short term, even if they are not bad (i.e.

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Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel gives hilarious ... (talkSPORT.com)

Chelsea's game against Manchester United wasn't short of head turning moments.But it wasn't just during the game that fans couldn't keep their eyes of.

[Graham Potter tried to switch up his side’s tactics](https://talksport.com/football/1226447/manchester-united-marcus-rashford-roy-keane-cristiano-ronaldo/). [Chelsea](https://talksport.com/sport/football/team/113034/chelsea/)‘s Kovacic comes into shot, running towards the tunnel… [Red Devils](https://talksport.com/sport/football/team/113099/manchester-united/) goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel.

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Chelsea news: Graham Potter explains Mateo Kovacic decision as ... (Football.London)

Chelsea news: The latest Blues headlines with what Graham Potter said after yesterday's 1-1 draw with Manchester United.

I don’t think we can sit here and say we deserved to win because we didn’t do enough to win the game I don’t think. “The sense in the game was that we were getting a little bit overrun in midfield and we needed an extra player in there to create a bit more pressure and stop them building their attacks, and therefore making it harder for us to build ours. We had to adjust a little bit there, try to get another player in the midfield and put a bit more pressure on them. It wasn’t an easy decision to make at all but the boys responded really well and gave everything.” He’s still improving, young, but he needs to push himself more especially in the big games. [Pat Nevin has slammed 'daft' criticism of Mount](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/chelsea-mason-mount-graham-potter-25298565) with the Blues boss also questioning doubts over the 23-year-old's ability. "Taking big games by the scruff of the neck, this is my game, he’s not done that enough. It is the second time in as many matches that the Croatian star has been introduced in the opening half of football after Conor Gallagher needed to be replaced after 15 minutes against Brentford. Speaking ahead of Chelsea's Premier League clash against Manchester United, former Blues striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink believes the English playmaker must 'push himself' more to and take games by the scruff of the neck. The 23-year-old has registered seven goal contributions in 14 appearances in all competitions, all coming since [Potter](https://www.football.london/all-about/graham-potter) took charge as Thomas Tuchel's replacement at Stamford Bridge. We are disappointed of course to concede late but over the course of the game, I think a point is right for us. The midfielder was an early substitution against Manchester United when he replaced Marc Cucurella as the Blues looked to change shape.

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EPL: Potter explains decision on Kovacic as Chelsea fail to beat ... (Daily Post Nigeria)

Chelsea manager, Graham Potter, has explained his decision on midfielder Mateo Kovacic during his side's Premier League 1-1 draw against Manchester United.

“We would plan for him to have less time than he has, but things have conspired, so he has been on the pitch. “Then you look at the schedule, and it is suddenly games Wednesday and Saturday – it is impossible for him to start all the games. “He has been nursing a knee for all of the season, pretty much,” Potter said at his post-match press conference after the game.

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Why Chelsea midfielder Kovacic seen half-naked at end of Man Utd ... (Tribal Football)

Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic surprised fans and pundits when he was seen leaving the pitch against Manchester United virtually naked.

[football.london](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/chelsea-kovacic-man-united-streak-25332317), Kovacic was seen handing over his entire kit to a [Chelsea](/clubs/chelsea) supporter. After the clash finished in a 1-1 draw, with a Jorginho penalty canceled out by a Casemiro header, Kovacic was seen running off the field in only his underwear. [Chelsea](/clubs/chelsea) midfielder [Mateo Kovacic](/players/mateo-kovacic) surprised fans and pundits when he was seen leaving the pitch against [Manchester United](/clubs/manchester-united) virtually naked.

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