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  • Chelsea owner sends warning to Thomas Tuchel

    Chelsea owner sends warning to Thomas Tuchel

    Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has relayed a message of warning to manager Thomas Tuchel.

    The Telegraph says Abramovich has told Chelsea not to make the same ‘mistake’ as Arsenal and Tottenham.

    The Blues owner is said to be worried by the prospect of his side celebrating merely qualifying for the Champions League, as they do in North London.

    And Abramovich is hoping to turn Tuchel’s third-placed team into a title-winning force next season.

    The Russian billionaire has no interest for anyone settling at Chelsea and has let that be known to Tuchel.

     

  • Wembley snub not personal for Abraham – Tuchel

    Wembley snub not personal for Abraham – Tuchel

    Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has ducked questions about Tammy Abraham’s future.

    Abraham was omitted from Saturday’s 1-0 FA Cup final defeat by Leicester, and has been on the periphery since Tuchel’s January arrival.

    With the Champions League final ahead on May 29, Tuchel is in no mood to let collective eyes wander from the most pressing prizes.

    Asked why Abraham missed out on Saturday, Tuchel replied: “Well it’s just the amount of people that I can nominate for a game.

    “I decided to start Timo Werner in the number nine role, so we had Kai Havertz and Olivier Giroud on the bench, so we decided not to have three number nines on the bench. This is it, it’s never personal.

    “When Mateo Kovacic and Andreas Christensen, maybe, come back into the squad, I need to figure out the squad and maybe eliminate two more players.

    “This is the worst day and the worst decision for me in the whole week.

    “Because since I arrived here everybody deserves to be in the squad.

    “I understand his frustration and it was not the first time, and we have other guys with the same situation to face.

    “This is not the moment to complain, and this is not the moment to explain too much. This is the moment just to live in the moment.

    “These are the two decisive weeks now of the whole season.”

  • Girlfriend of Tammy Abraham slams Chelsea coach

    Girlfriend of Tammy Abraham slams Chelsea coach

    The girlfriend of Tammy Abraham has slammed Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel online.

    Abraham’s Chelsea future was plunged into further doubt after being left out of their squad for Saturday’s FA Cup Final against Leicester City.

    That left Abraham – in attendance at Wembley – to watch from the stands.

    While he was there, his long-time girlfriend, Leah Monroe, took to Instagram to let rip at the Blues boss over his decision.

    “How on earth do you make the decision to leave your top goal scorer out of the squad for a final!?!” she declared in a now-deleted post.

    “The same person who even scored the goals to actually qualify for this competition? “It’s not making any sense to me whatsoever.”

    She also added: “Not even the bench?! This has to be a joke.”

  • Tuchel’s team falling back into Lampard ways – Ashley Cole

    Tuchel’s team falling back into Lampard ways – Ashley Cole

    Chelsea legend Ashley Cole fears they’ve fallen back into bad habits after their FA Cup final defeat to Leicester City.

    Youri Tielemans’ long-range strike earned the Foxes a 1-0 win over Chelsea, with Brendan Rodgers’ side winning the competition for the first time in their history.

    Speaking on BBC Match of the Day after the game, Cole claimed that Chelsea’s recent performances under Thomas Tuchel have “felt the same” as some of their displays under Frank Lampard.

    “Chelsea have three cup finals now basically, if they want to finish in the top four and win the Champions League,” Cole said.

    “They have got to pick themselves up and go again. They can’t feel sorry for themselves.

    “Is it the same team as Frank Lampard’s?

    “When Frank was here they controlled and dominated games but couldn’t finish it off.

    “The last couple of weeks it has felt the same.”

  • Tuchel confirms goalkeeper to start Chelsea FA Cup final

    Tuchel confirms goalkeeper to start Chelsea FA Cup final

    Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Kepa will start in goal for Chelsea in the FA Cup final against Leicester this weekend.

    The Spanish stopper has started in every round of the competition so far and his run looks set to continue at Wembley when Tuchel targets his first piece of silverware since taking over at Stamford Bridge.

    Kepa was drafted into the starting lineup for the 1-0 defeat against Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday night that saw the German head coach taste defeat for just the third time in his tenure at Chelsea.

    Edouard Mendy has been in superb form since Tuchel came to the club but he is going to show faith in his understudy Kepa, who lost the gloves to Mendy three games into the new season when Lampard was in charge.

    Tuchel was asked by football.london if Kepa’s inclusion on Wednesday was a sign he would start at Wembley and Tuchel effectively confirmed that it was.

    The Blues head coach said: “He starts the cup final and we thought it was a good idea to give him the game before.

  • Tuchel changes have worked – Thiago Silva

    Tuchel changes have worked – Thiago Silva

    Chelsea defender Thiago Silva has praised the impact of manager Thomas Tuchel since his January arrival.

    Ahead of tonight’s clash with Arsenal, Thiago Silva spoke of the changes made by his former PSG coach.

    “I always strive to win,” he told the club’s website. “I work hard to win but things have turned out in a way where we’ve come to the end of the season and we’re fighting for other trophies instead of the title.

    “The new coach [Thomas Tuchel] came in when we were in a tough position and he changed things here and there so things started to work in the way he set out. We’re obviously far behind Manchester United and Manchester City but we’re happy to be near the top and to have a chance of being in the Champions League next season.

    “Now we have the derby against Arsenal, then it’s the FA Cup final against Leicester, then another game against them in the league. It’s like two Champions League games every week but I think our team is more than ready for these games.”

  • Chelsea defender reveals Tuchel’s words of inspiration

    Chelsea defender reveals Tuchel’s words of inspiration

    Following Saturday’s impressive 2-1 victory at champions-elect Manchester City, Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has revealed how manager Thomas Tuchel’s half-time pep talk spurred the players on.

    “At half-time, we were still in the game and the coach highlighted that to us,” Rudiger told Chelsea’s official website. “He wanted us to go out and show spirit, which we did, and we all totally believed that we could turn things around.

    “They are a very strong team but they are also human, and there will be times when they make mistakes. When that happens, you have to be ready to punish them and we did that at the end with our winning goal and it was a great feeling for everyone to get this victory.”

  • Chelsea shouldn’t regret selling De Bruyne – Tuchel

    Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel insists the club shouldn’t regret selling Manchester City star Kevin de Bruyne.

    Tuchel’s men will face De Bruyne’s current side Manchester City on Saturday evening. De Bruyne spent two years at Chelsea, though only one of those seasons was actually spent at Stamford Bridge.

    He struggled to impress Jose Mourinho though, making only three appearances before leaving for Bundesliga side Wolfsburg.

    You can get caught up in these thoughts – that it was maybe a big mistake to let him go. But you never know,” he said.

    “You don’t know what would have happened if he had not changed clubs. Maybe it was the right thing for him. It’s hard to tell.”

    Chelsea appear to have a similar situation to De Bruyne’s on their hands again, with Timo Werner and Kai Havertz struggling to settle into life in England.

    “You draw a comparison to Kai and Timo’s situation. It’s always a process. For some it’s faster, for some a bit slower. We will never lose patience,” he said.

    “As long as they are Chelsea players they get full support. The league here, you step up and adapt or you don’t. If you don’t, you don’t make it in this league.

    “That’s why I’m very happy that Timo and Kai stepped out of their comfort zone and took this adventure. They took this huge challenge.

    “This is bravery, to bring out the very best. It sharpens their character and mentality. They are on their way. We will push them.”

  • Tuchel, Mount, Werner make history as Chelsea reach UCL final

    Tuchel, Mount, Werner make history as Chelsea reach UCL final

    Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has become the first coach to reach the European Cup or Champions League final in consecutive years with different clubs.

    According to OptaJose, Mount’s goal against Real Madrid means the England international has now become the youngest player (22 years and 115 days) in the Champions League history to score in a semi-final against the Los Blancos.

    Also, Werner’s goal against Real Madrid means the 25-year-old is now the first German player in the Champions League history to score against the Los Blancos for a non-German club and the first German to score a headed goal against Real Madrid in the Champions League since at least 2003/04.\

    The Blues will face Premier League rivals Manchester City in the final.

  • We can’t agonise over Sergio Ramos availability – Tuchel

    We can’t agonise over Sergio Ramos availability – Tuchel

    Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel expects Sergio Ramos to play for Real Madrid in tomorrow night’s Champions League semifinal.

    Ramos, who was doing individual ball work in training on Sunday, has been out for over a month with a calf problem.

    He took part in full training on Monday and has travelled to London with Zidane’s squad, which would be a huge boost for the Spanish side.

    Tuchel admits he expects Ramos to start the second leg but demanded his side don’t “lose our heads” over his inclusion.

    He said: “The main lesson is we can trust ourselves and have the right to be in the semi-finals.

    “We should be self-confident, have absolutely no fear to face this challenge because we deserve to be there and can perform at that level again. This is the main lesson.

    “Does Ramos play or not? This is a tough question because i don’t know if he’s fit or not. We’ll see after training and when they give the line-up.

    “Does it change for Real Madrid? Yes it changes them a lot. He’s the captain of the most successful team in Europe in recent years.

    “It changes a lot but we cannot lose our heads about this decision. I think that he will start, we will prepare for that and we have to make sure he can’t do it alone.”