Thomas Tuchel appeared before the media, stuffed into his Chelsea cap and with a rather relaxed face. His team, Chelsea, had beaten Newcastle 1-0 in the last breath thanks to a goal from Kai Havertz that allows him to continue at the top of the table. But the sporting situation was in the background during the press conference because lThe club’s crisis and the British government’s sanction of Abramovich dominated the round of questions…
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Tuchel’s future: “There’s no doubt, I’m staying until the end of the season. You just have to wait day by day because everything can change. The club is for sale but hopefully it goes ahead. So, day by day, it’s a good way of living.” your life. There are circumstances we can’t influence, but that gives us the freedom to focus on the things we can influence. The focus is on the first team, our players and myself. But Chelsea is so much more than the first team. It’s a club with a great tradition and there are hundreds of employees, it’s not just the players, and it’s important that we show the spirit and give them the distraction.”
Changes in the last week: “It has changed for the people planning the trip to Lille. Then I get the information. For me, nothing has changed when he entered the club building. My latest information is that we have a plane and we can go by plane and come back by plane. If we’re not going by train, if not by bus, if I’m not going to drive a seven-seater, if I was asked 30 years ago if I could join a Champions League match from the bench, I would only ask when and how I should be there.” .
The differences with Newcastle: “That’s a great question. Unfortunately the situation is like that for the Newcastle owners. What can I say? I don’t want to point fingers because comparing yourself and blaming others doesn’t change our situation. Our statement that we condemn the war and what happens in Ukraine does not change. There is no doubt about that.”
On Chelsea ownership: “At some point we need to trust the process in the league of who owns a club. We’re famous employees because we talk to a camera, but we’re just employees, so we need to trust the process. The same way you expect work for a company that isn’t doing moral things.
A negative atmosphere for the club: “No more than in the last game. We are not responsible for the situation so it is our responsibility to focus on what we do well. There are many people I see every day who are worried. They have worked here for decades, but they are not famous and they are worried about the future. So we see what it means for these people, even if it is for 90 minutes. Like during Covid, we play to give people joy, anger, entertainment. Kai Havertz’s goal was exceptional and we had a hard time in the field. They were very physical and it was difficult to accelerate the game in the last 30 metres. It was important not to concede so that with a quality chance we could win it and we did it”.
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