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Football.ua examines possible options for cooperation between the German specialist and Chelsea from London.
The Chelsea manager’s chair in London was not empty for long. On Tuesday, Thomas Tuchel was not only announced as the Blues’ new mentor, but in yesterday’s game with Wolverhampton (0-0) he was immediately thrown to the front row. Of course, it is too early to draw conclusions based on a fight, but it is worth speculating on the German’s prospects at Stamford Bridge. Let’s talk about them.
Thomas Tuchel is a man of contradictions. In Borussia and PSG he was known as a fighter, but at the same time he knows how to create an excellent atmosphere in the dressing room
Replacing the more reserved Frank Lampard, Chelsea has a manager who is the complete opposite of the Blues legend.
Furthermore, Tuchel’s difficult character is no longer a secret to anyone. Of all the teams, the German left, leaving a not very pleasant aftertaste. An exception can be called, perhaps, Mainz, and even then Thomas did not complete the contract with the “carnivals” to the end, being unhappy with the lack of promised transfers.
The reason for the breakdown of the “relationship” between the coach and Borussia Dortmund remains shrouded in secrets and conspiracy theories. The reasons are called very different, but the two most plausible are worth noting: conflict after the assassination attempt on the club bus before the fight with Monaco and selection differences.
In the first case, the coach was categorically against the match with the “Monegasques” the day after the event that almost cost the team, and Tuchel himself, and in the second – he was angry at the sale of Mats Hummels, Ilkay Gundogan and Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the summer of 2016, as well as the fact that the “bumblebee” management acquired the wrong players that Thomas wanted to see at Signal Iduna Park.
Even winning the German Cup didn’t help – the first major trophy for Borussia in five years. He was actively criticized not only by management, but also by players who were tired of grueling training and the difficult nature of the mentor. True, in Dortmund, the German was allowed to finish at least until the end of the 2016/17 season, and PSG decided to aim the door in the middle of the current campaign.
In Paris, Tuchel managed to “break the pots” with sports director Leonardo. The reason, as in previous teams, is the same: dissatisfaction with the club’s work in the transfer market. And we have to admit it, for a reason. The club could not find suitable replacements for Thiago Silva, Tom Meunier and Edinson Cavani. And if the Uruguayan at the time of his departure had not played an important role in the team for quite some time, then the other two defeats were significant.
It is also worth noting here two rumors, actively discussed in the media space, and adding blows to the psychological portrait of a coach, as one of the leading fighters among European football coaches. After leaving Dortmund, a rumor had been circulating in the press for some time that, after losing to Monaco in the quarterfinals of the Champions League 16/17, Tuchel said the following phrase: “And with these players should I win? to Bayern? ” Let’s remember that just a few hours before the start of the first match in Dortmund, the same unfortunate explosion occurred.
The second happened relatively recently. – in a scandalous match against Istanbul. According to journalist Romain Molina, the mentor wanted the teams to return to the field and finish the match, which caused a negative reaction among the players of the Parisian team.
How true these rumors are to you, but these statements strongly resonate with the incredible atmosphere in the dressing room that Tuchel created in Mainz, as well as the fact that he is the only PSG coach during the sheikh period who managed to bring the capital club closer. from the status of a “star team” not “star team”.
He managed to improve the atmosphere in the Parisians’ dressing room, and most importantly – found a common language with the team leaders. Even Neymar, who categorically hates hard work, of the German managed to plow at times under pressure. In addition, it was under the orders of Tuchel that the Brazilian, although not immediately, managed to publicize exactly the game for which the saga began with his transition to the Parc des Princes. Neymar almost personally dragged PSG to the final of the Champions League last year.
This will be very useful in Chelsea, where there are also star players. At least in the first season, there should definitely be no conflicts, which can have a good effect on the results.
In all teams Tuchel gives results. He is a supporter of Guardiola football and, in terms of variety of schemes, is in no way inferior to Julian Nagelsmann.
The arrival of Thomas Tuchel to any club is a guarantee of the result. In Mainz, he twice led the modest team to the Europa League, and in the first season they ranked fifth, the highest in club history, which even the coach’s predecessor could not do. – Jurgen Klopp.
At Borussia, he immediately created a near-ideal squad that became the best vice-champion in Bundesliga history in many respects, and next season, after losing three key players, many newcomers, and in a tense environment. , managed to get the national cup and reach the quarterfinals of the Champions …
As for time at PSG, you know everything yourself.
The result at Chelsea has always been, and is especially sharp now, at the forefront. New managerial “pensioners” should have no problem with this. Tuchel is a tactical geek and is always extremely motivated. The mentality of a winner and a perfectionist, like Josep Guardiola, who was followed by many curtsies from the German specialist, has successfully taken root in both conservative Dortmund and a Paris full of whimsical stars.
Tuchel likes to play dominant football, which clearly characterizes at least the fact that his Borussia and PSG possessed the ball in 60% of the playing time (in the 2015/16 season, the first for Thomas in Dortmund, the “bumblebees” were not significantly inferior to Guardiol’s Bavaria for this indicator – 66% versus 61%).
This style should take root perfectly in Stamford Bridge. Chelsea currently ranks fourth in the Premier League in terms of ownership – 57.5%. Last season – third, with an indicator of 58%. And there are enough players for this in London. Consider at least one of the best controlling defensive midfielders in the Old World in the person of Jorginho.
Let’s talk about location. At PSG, Tuchel most often used the 4-3-3 (Chelsea Lamparda played the most games in this formation), during the match they often transform into 4-4-2, or vice versa. He is a fairly flexible coach, which is definitely an advantage for the team.
It is also worth saying a few words about communicating with the players. Christian Pulisic and Thiago Silva know the German first-hand. The American’s talent was considered by Jurgen Klopp, but it was under Tuchela that he became the most important link in building the “bumblebee” game, and after the mentor left, he spent two highly controversial seasons on Signal Iduna. Park. The Brazilian also managed to work with Thomas at PSG.
Kai Havertz and Timo Werner can also benefit from this appointment. Teemo can no longer score 13 games, not counting the cup match with Morcam, who cannot fail to disappoint both the player and the management. Also playing a role was the fact that Lampard actively put the striker on the left flank, awaiting his pulls in the penalty area, but this didn’t always work out as it should.
Timo played most of his fights as a left back in his native Stuttgart, while in Leipzig Werner had 9 of 159 such matches. Tuchel, who has a successful track record of working with Core Nines, is in charge of restoring the player’s confidence. . Suffice it to recall the exploits of the Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang bombings in Borussia, as well as the resurgence of Mauro Icardi and Moise Keene in the French capital.
Havertz’s leadership role is also unclear. At Bayer, Kai opened as a “ten”, playing very well in space and great game between the lines. The right winger position at Chelsea is held, in theory, by Hakim Ziyech, although Lampard managed to test the same Pulisic in this role with Hudson-Odoi, so Tuchel is sure to give the midfielder a chance to play his favorite way. Havertz’s ideal game would be a 4-2-3-1 formation with two defensive players behind, which was used by Peter Bosch at Leverkusen.
Most likely, in this case, you will have to sacrifice one of the four Kovacic – Kante – Jorginho – Mount, so that the new mentor of the “blue” has a pleasant headache, or perhaps not entirely, in a new place.
The fight with Wolverhampton was played by Chelsea in a 4-2-3-1 formation, where Havertz, however, played as a left back, periodically approaching center, and Hudson-Odoi acted on the opposite flank. Separately, noteworthy is Ziyech, nominally designated at the “ten” position, but in fact playing on the semi-flank (at Ajax, the Moroccan often liked to switch to the semi-flank and from there hit with his amazing left or looking for partners with a competent pass), which is why the Londoners formed an obvious turn to the right flank.
In the game with the ‘wolves’ we saw Chelsea dominating, who for one minute had possession of the ball 79% of the time, and this is most clearly reflected in the Whoscored middle position map.
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Summing up all of the above, we can say that the appointment of Thomas Tuchel is an excellent decision by the “pensioners” management. The German is a great option to stabilize the game and the results of the team, and also plays an attractive and dominant football. In addition, Tuchel knows how to find focus and develop the strengths of the players, which, in light of the expensive mass purchases by Londoners last summer, cannot but please all parties to this cooperation. The only downside is Thomas’s difficult nature, but the deal with him was only signed for a season and a half (with the option to extend it for another year), which clearly was not done in vain.
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