Tuchel’s bitter-sweet Chelsea memories
The Hindu
As the sun is about to set off the Thalikulam beach on this slightly overcast Saturday evening, a co
As the sun is about to set off the Thalikulam beach on this slightly overcast Saturday evening, a couple of hundred metres away, at the Sitaram Beach Retreat, Thomas Tuchel begins to speak about his extraordinary career as football manager.
He doesn’t try to hide his disappointment at being forced to part ways with Chelsea last month. Neither does he hide his pride at leading Chelsea to the UEFA Champions League title, as an underdog, last year.
“I loved every day at Chelsea,” says Tuchel, “It came to an end too early for me, but it was out of my hands. This is also what you sign up for.”
On Chelsea’s magnificent Champions League campaign, the 49-year-old German says the competition “was of such a level that you never expect to win it. We played the role of underdog. When I joined the club was ninth in the (English Premier) League, so even qualifying for the Champions League was an achievement.”
He recalls there were several challenges, including the pandemic.
He arrived in Chelsea following a two-year stint with Paris Saint-Germain, guiding the club to two Ligue 1 titles.
So what’s next for him?
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