Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has defended left-back Marcos Alonso’s decision to stop taking the knee before matches.The Spanish defender, who has instead been standing, explained how he will now point to the ‘No To Racism’ badge on his shirt in solidarity instead.Alonso, 30, claimed the anti-racism gesture of taking a knee “is losing a bit of strength”, though the other Chelsea players are expected to continue the same form of protest as before.And Blues boss Tuchel has announced his support for Alonso, insisting that his full-back is “absolutely committed against racism” despite his decision being somewhat controversial.Tuchel said: “It wasn’t a discussion within the group but of course if a player takes a decision like this, we are not.
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