Thomas Tuchel will begin his reign as Chelsea’s head coach at home opposite the Wolves tonight, and the club insisted there is “much to be done” in the remaining months of the season.
Former Paris St Germain’s chief will take the rhythm of Les Bleus for the first time less than 24 hours after confirmation of his appointment as Frank Lampard’s successor.
The 47-year-old German signed an 18-month first contract with 15th manager Roman Abramovich and his immediate task will be to bring down the fortunes of a team that has lost five of its last 8 Premier League matches and is 10th in the table.
“I would like to thank Chelsea for their trust in me and my staff,” Tuchel, who took his first consultation Tuesday night, told the Chelsea club’s official website.
“We all have the utmost respect for Frank Lampard’s paintings and the legacy he created in Chelsea.
“At the same time, I look forward to assembling my new team and in the ultimate football league.
“I’m grateful to be part of Chelsea’s family circle now, it’s amazing. “
– Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) 26 January 2021
Tuchel led PSG to the 2020 Champions League final, but surpassed the French giants in December.
Now you’ll have to unify a separate wardrobe and seal a position in the 4 most sensible for the Safe Champions League standings.
Chelsea’s board is said to have tired of thinking about Lampard’s conversion tactics, and the 42-year-old paid the courage for not integrating the 220 million pounds of new summer recruits, adding German couple Timo Werner and Kai Havertz.
Chelsea owner Abramovich believes Tuchel’s joy in managing big egos and talents like Neymar and Kylian Mbappé will allow him to take part in the race with the Blues.
Tuchel came forward to return to the paintings after his dismissal in December through PSG, and his agent Pini Zahavi effectively sang his praise to Abramovich.
“It’s never easy to replace head coaches mid-season, but we’re very pleased to have one of the coaches in Europe like Thomas Tuchel,” Chelsea coach Marina Granovskaia said.
“There’s a lot to play and achieve this season and beyond.
Borussia Dortmund’s former chief Tuchel will need to expand a transparent attack strategy, locate definitive roles for Werner and Havertz, strengthen an interim defense, and also rebuild fragile collective trust.
Chelsea’s most sensible scorer of all time, Lampard took the helm as coach in 2019 in an attempt to delight Blues fans.
Lampard denied the club’s movement ban and Maurizio Sarri’s petty hire to seal a spot in the top four in his first campaign.
The club’s extensive summer engagement left Lampard with a swollen, unbalanced and callous team, and Les Bleus’ inconsistency nevertheless led to his dismissal on Monday.
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