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Rio Ferdinand has greeted Thomas Tuchel ahead of his imminent appointment as Chelsea manager.
Tuchel, who was fired by Paris Saint-Germain last month after the French giants’ under-par start in defense of their Ligue 1 title, will replace Frank Lampard, who was fired on Monday after the form of the Blues plummeted in the Premier League.
The West Londoners were at the top of the table on December 5 after beating Leeds 3-1, but five losses in eight league games since then have pushed Chelsea to ninth place and put Lampard under a significant pressure, with a 2-0 loss to Leicester. the last nail in the coffin of the English.
While Ferdinand felt Lampard had been treated harshly, he became lyrical about his possible replacement, having interviewed him at PSG training ground.
‘He was one of the most impressive managers I have ever met. Very insightful, a man of detail, ” revealed Ferdinand, who was covering Wycombe’s clash with Tottenham for BT Sport.
“ Talking to the players he managed (at PSG), Dani Alves, Gianluigi Buffon, they couldn’t speak more enthusiastically about him.
“The atmosphere at the club was at an all-time high. It’s German and I think it’s an interesting point as Kai Havertz and Timo Werner haven’t caught fire yet. ‘
Ferdinand acknowledged that the significant summer payout, in which more than £ 200 million was spent on players such as Havertz, Werner, Hakim Ziyech and Ben Chilwell, would inevitably raise expectations at Stamford Bridge, with Chilwell being the only one of the quartet to have delivered since who joined the club.
Everyone was yelling for him to come into the club. The first year he did remarkably well, he got them into the Champions League with the transfer embargo. Then he had money to spend and that creates pressure. That took away the realism, ” Ferdinand said.
“What I think the expense has done is take away reality and reasoning. When you invest and recruit that many players and that amount of money, yes, that creates additional pressure, but you can’t expect all of those players to start working.
“This is the first real fall in form in Frank Lampard’s reign. Things will come out in the wash for the next few days and weeks.
‘There are rumors that the players went to the hierarchy and did not speak positively about Frank. I know that Frank entered this job well aware that this job could be here today and disappear tomorrow.
‘There will be fights (in form). He was trying to build on the foundations of youth players (like Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount), but he couldn’t pull it off for an extended period of time.
‘Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a great example. A few weeks ago, people were screaming for him to be fired. Now he’s the best in the Premier League. ‘
Tuchel is ready to be on the bench for Chelsea’s next home game against Wolves on Wednesday.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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