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© Getty Images Thomas Tuchel
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Chelsea’s last season was quite strange because after having won the Champions League in a very convincing way and having been reinforced with big names, the team’s performance fell quite a bit. Although they left a good football image against Real Madrid, the reality is that it was disappointing to have been eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Something similar happened in the Premier League, where they had great games against Liverpool and Manchester City, but they couldn’t maintain a consistency to really contend for the league.
And now Chelsea will have one of the most important challenges in its recent history because the change of ownership brought many consequences. The replacement of the CEO of the institution, the sanctions he had in the last year and the footballers who have gone free make Thomas Tuchel have a very difficult job to rebuild his team for the next course. Because in addition to the outputs that occurred (Antonio Rüdiger, Andreas Christensen and Romelu Lukaku) there are other footballers like César Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso or Jorginho himself who want to force an exit in this transfer market.
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Therefore, there is a very particular task because Tuchel is a coach who has been characterized since his debut at Augsburg II for prioritizing defensive aspects. And precisely what happened at Chelsea is that they dismantled their entire defense, since they only have Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah and Malang Sarr. Although it is true that the London team is in serious negotiations to hire big central defenders like Jules Koundé or Kalidou Koulibaly the reality is that they have no experience in the Premier League and their adaptation will be an important issue.
Also, the departure of Romelu Lukaku generated a lot of controversy because just a year after spending 115 million euros on him, he ended up going on loan to Inter. Beyond the fact that the Belgian never managed to fit in with the coach’s idea, the handling that was done with him was a great source of criticism. Although the hiring of Raheem Sterling would have been closed at a fixed 45 million euros, plus another 10 in variables, it is clear that he is an unknown quantity after his poor season at Manchester City.
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In any case, all of Chelsea’s hopes are pinned on the possibility of signing Cristiano Ronaldo , who does not feel comfortable continuing his career at Manchester United. Although it is obviously a difficult situation, the London team is one of the few clubs in the world that have a first-class level of demand, and the economic power to face their arrival. Obviously it is still something very remote, but the team will be working hard to convince the Portuguese that they are the best option.
In addition, one of the issues on which Thomas Tuchel will strongly point out is the situation of N’Golo Kanté, who had a lot of injuries in the last year. This is because the coach’s idea is to re-create a partnership between the Frenchman and Jorginho, who will have to be convinced to continue at the club. But considering all these issues that could unfold in the coming weeks, it is clear that Chelsea are serious about winning it all. Then, the team desired by Tuchel would be: Édouard Mendy; Reece James, Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell; N’Golo Kante, Jorginho; Kai Havertz, Cristiano Ronaldo and Raheem Sterling.
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