Mills: ‘Wounded animal’ Chelsea could give Leeds a ‘beating’ after Tuchel reveal
Chelsea are a “wounded animal” and could give Leeds United a “beating”, according to Danny Mills.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Whites and England defender claimed it was not a good time to play the European Champions despite their poor recent form.
Chelsea have won just three of their last seven games across all competitions.
They were held to a 3-3 draw by Zenit St. Petersburg in the Champions League this week which saw them miss out on the top spot in Group H.
As quoted by football.london in his pre-game press conference, Thomas Tuchel revealed he was expecting an “intense” game against Leeds.
Asked he expected the game at Stamford Bridge to play out, Mills told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley: “Chelsea are wounded animals so you’ve got to be right at it.
“It’s really important that you are as good as you possibly because the last thing you want is a beating.
“It’s a difficult one. With them having a couple of bad results in the league and in Europe, Tuchel wasn’t happy and he really wasn’t happy.
“I don’t think it’s a good time to play them, to be honest. They will come out and they will be very, very strong and determined to prove a point.”
Leeds held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at Elland Road back in March but were beaten in their last trip to Stamford Bridge.
The Blues ran out 3-1 winners last December in what was Diego Llorente’s Leeds debut.
In other news, a senior Leeds United man could quit at the end of the season after a source’s reveal.