Life is made up of ups and downs and the Chelsea manager knows it well since, in the same season, he received a sacking and the victory of the Champions League and the interview with Thomas Tuchel talks about this success and more. The German, in fact, in the very long chat on the occasion of the Trento Sport Festival talks about various topics related to the world of football and has a lot to say.
Interview Thomas Tuchel – His Words
The first question concerns the masterpiece with the Blues and Tuchelhe says, in this regard, that he has found a fantastic company and a group that is always focused and eager to work well. All this had the natural consequence of winning the Champions League.
The fact of not having won it with PSG may have been due to various factors, including the lack of a bit of luck, also because the values ​​between the big teams are very close and only one wins. Any episode or decision can, therefore, make a difference and lead to victory or defeat.
Regarding the coaches from which he took inspiration, he says that his first model was his father. Then he took a lot of inspiration from Ralf Rangnick and Jupp Heyncknes, with whom he has a great relationship. Also Sacchi, Wenger and Van Gaalthey were a source of inspiration, in addition to Guardiola’s Barcelona . Personally, he feels close to Klopp ‘s ideas even though he admits he feels embarrassed when he is confronted with these great coaches.
His nickname as a sports scientist most likely derives from the fact that he began studying economics after the end of his playing career. He likes to analyze the data in football even though he says it shouldn’t stop there.
His dream as a child was to become a good player but he didn’t succeed in full; He therefore found himself almost forced to become a coach and studied a lot to learn this profession. He is not, however, the only great coach who has not been a champion.
The defeats, according to him, must be a stimulus to review what went wrong; if necessary, some training or training changes must be made. The defeat against Juve was, according to him, the result of distractions even if the Bianconeri deserved the victory for him, because they were more concentrated throughout the game, despite having a defensive attitude.
On the Golden Ball , he says that he does not have a very big important because at certain levels everyone deserves it. That said, he hopes Jorginho will win , who he thinks is a fantastic player and is happy to have him on his team. Tuchelhe also has very nice words for Atalanta, which he describes as a masterpiece of tactics and it is a pleasure to watch them on TV and play against them.
He has also followed Mancini’s Italy a lot at Euro 2020 and says they are a fantastic team, well placed on the pitch and full of talented players. According to him, Mancio built an almost perfect car, which glued millions of sportsmen in front of the TV. On the World Cup every two years, he says that the question does not interest him and with regard to the Champions League he emphasizes that at the moment it is impossible to predict a winner. His team just needs to focus on the next opponent which is Malmo and always give their best on the pitch.
