Despite his poor form lately in the goals of Chelsea, the Senegalese goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy still has the confidence of his coach, Thomas Tuchel.
Indeed, the recent African champion was singled out on the evening of Chelsea’s defeat (1-3) against Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Despite all these criticisms against the Senegalese, Mendy still enjoys the confidence of the German tactician. According to Tuchel, this is the moment when the 30-year-old player should show that he is a true champion.
« This is the life of a top goalkeeper. A goalkeeper is such a special position in football. Once you play at that high level, you’re in the spotlight anyway. When you are as successful as Edou, then you are in the spotlight. When you win so many trophies, when you play so many big games like him, you are even more in the spotlight. It’s a bad time in any game to make a mistake like this, as it is in any game, but in the quarter-final against Real Madrid it’s one of the worst times you can do it because it’s so obvious. I hope that doesn’t affect his self-confidence too much because goalkeepers make mistakes. It has never been error free. Last season, maybe, we helped him, we were a little luckier. He can solve this situation – and he knows it. Refocus, stay calm and stay confident. That’s normally what goalkeepers are made of, what Edou is made of, and now he can go prove he’s a true champion.”said the Blues manager.
