The Tuchel Thread

[Milan 17,853]

Shame about this one, would have been SOME goal.

 

Some more stuff

 

 

[Jase 43,479]

18 minutes ago, Milan said:

Shame about this one, would have been SOME goal.

 

Some more stuff

 

 

My eyes bleed at that first video when we could have played in Werner early...

Anyway, playing through the press and the others bit are what we saw under Sarri and to an extent under Conte. This is what can happen when we have a manager who implements a structure in the team and coach the players about possession and positional play. It also helps with our counter-pressing if we lose the ball along the way. 

[Stats 7,054]

18 hours ago, ZaynChelsea said:

I‘m entitled to my opinion. I support the club, no fake legends.

I saw your reputation and saw it was quite high for your post count, that is why I could never tell whether you were trolling or not, however I have just seen your profile picture now. I know the definite answer now... 🖕🏾

[ZaynChelsea 423]

9 minutes ago, Stats said:

I saw your reputation and saw it was quite high for your post count, that is why I could never tell whether you were trolling or not, however I have just seen your profile picture now. I know the definite answer now... 🖕🏾

was uncalled for - apologies

Edited March 6, 2021 by ZaynChelsea

[Azul 1,615]

On 06/03/2021 at 12:17, Stats said:

Honestly bro, that is not true. Arsenal this season he hooked off Werner and Kovacic at H/T. This season against WBA, he took off Alonso and Kovacic at H/T and his changes paid off. Even last season against Arsenal when we won 2-1 at Emirates, he took off Emerson just before the 35th minute and brought on Jorginho because we were getting dominated and that changed the game. Also took off Tomori and put Lamptey on. The changes worked brilliantly. Yes, Tuchel is more of a tactician but let's not just paint out that Lamps was some naive manager who just did not bother to make changes, because he did.

I shouldn't have brought up Lampard, because talking about his inabilities as a coach doesn't sit well with me. He is still a legend of the club.

However he only subbed players off at half time, when the performance was a disaster in the first half. He rarely did it as well, because he usually likes to start subbing players around the 70th minute. When you can clearly see that we needed a goal.

[Azul 1,615]

https://www.premierleague.com/news/2050751

Make sure to vote for Tuchel as the manager of the month!

[Jase 43,479]

 

[ZaynChelsea 423]

3 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

My only regret is what could have been if we had sacked Lampard in the summer and got Tuchel in. Then again, he wouldn‘t have left Paris in summer probably...man, Frank almost fucked up this season and the next one. So happy our board gets rid off losers as soon as it is obvious that they are failures.

[NikkiCFC 7,950]

He is so cool 😎 most likeable manager I remember. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,297]

I want him to start utilising Mount deeper. Would love to see at some point. 

Mendy

Azpilicueta----Thiago Silva-----Christensen

James-----------Mount-----Kovacic---------Chilwell

CHO---------------Werner

Havertz 

[Azul 1,615]

4 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

I want him to start utilising Mount deeper. Would love to see at some point. 

Mendy

Azpilicueta----Thiago Silva-----Christensen

James-----------Mount-----Kovacic---------Chilwell

CHO---------------Werner

Havertz 

Why Werner though? Pulisic is miles better on the left. I have no idea why everyone seems to give Werner a free pass, it's starting to get ridiculous to be honest.

Edited March 8, 2021 by Azul

[NikkiCFC 7,950]

Also you put weaker wing backs. 

Alonso is doing more than Chilwell at the moment. And James is a huge worry in this position. CHO is doing better there and I would try Puli as RWB. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,297]

8 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Also you put weaker wing backs. 

Alonso is doing more than Chilwell at the moment. And James is a huge worry in this position. CHO is doing better there and I would try Puli as RWB. 

Incredibly debatable.  And I thought out of all of our attacking combinations, Havertz, Werner and CHO looked the most fluid. 

Edited March 8, 2021 by MoroccanBlue

[Stats 7,054]

8 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Also you put weaker wing backs. 

Alonso is doing more than Chilwell at the moment. And James is a huge worry in this position. CHO is doing better there and I would try Puli as RWB. 

I thought James was brilliant tonight. Such a beast. CHO is more offensive but James is better defensively and although CHO crossing is good, James crossing for me is better. Both put in top crosses against United that should have been converted tbh. Chilwell also against Liverpool was very effective and I prefer his pace.

[Fernando 6,458]

Our strikers are useless. 

Tammy, Giroud ( Altough he is a good super sub) and Werner are not good. 

If we can sell Tammy and Werner and get an upgrade to these two we will be good next season. 

But selling Werner might be a no no, but I think he will be another Morata type of striker. Don't want to deal with it. 

[NikkiCFC 7,950]

30 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Incredibly debatable.  And I thought out of all of our attacking combinations, Havertz, Werner and CHO looked the most fluid. 

 

27 minutes ago, Stats said:

I thought James was brilliant tonight. Such a beast. CHO is more offensive but James is better defensively and although CHO crossing is good, James crossing for me is better. Both put in top crosses against United that should have been converted tbh. Chilwell also against Liverpool was very effective and I prefer his pace.

I guess it's about balance and depends on opponent. One offensive type Alonso/CHO and one defensive type Chilwell/James are going to play most times. 

[Vesper 28,802]

‘If you trust them you have to let them play’ – Is Tuchel the new Tinkerman?

https://theathletic.com/2435879/2021/03/09/if-you-trust-them-you-have-to-let-them-play-is-tuchel-the-new-tinkerman/

Chelsea’s new coach Thomas Tuchel continues to enjoy keeping everyone guessing.

There are not many managers who will secure an impressive 1-0 victory at Liverpool — it’s still an achievement regardless of the woeful run the defending champions are on — and then make five changes for their next game. One of those was the goalscorer and arguably Chelsea’s best player at Anfield, Mason Mount, who had to settle for a place on the bench.

If you’re struggling to name Tuchel’s best XI right now, it’s understandable. As the former Paris Saint-Germain manager admits, he doesn’t have one in his head at the moment.

The Athletic asked him outright after Chelsea had secured another comfortable victory, this time a 2-0 triumph over Liverpool’s neighbours and fellow top-four challengers, Everton.

As we have begun to expect, the answer from Tuchel was long and detailed: “If you play in competitions like the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup there is no way you have (only) 11 players in your head.

“First of all, whoever you see on the pitch deserves to be on the pitch and we need to analyse what we give in there. We cannot just keep players on the pitch to keep them going.

“Sometimes it is like this, but after two intense games, and away games with a lot of travelling where we missed a lot of sleep between Atletico Madrid, Manchester United and Liverpool, it was the moment to change.

“We changed also a little bit because of the characteristic of the offensive players because we expected a bit of man-marking in offensive midfield so we went for speed and for deep runs.

“I want to have the choice and when I have the choice sometimes it is a tactical decision. For (the selection of) Kurt Zouma it was simply well, well deserved and Toni (Rudiger) needed, in my personal opinion, a little break because he played in such a high, intensive concentration level, it was outstanding.

“So there is a reason for every change and you cannot just say I trust you guys. If you trust them you have to let them play. This is the best situation we did not lose quality at all. Everybody feels it and they can play at a high level.”

Tuchel’s philosophy is being rewarded at the moment. In the 11 games he has taken charge of, the German has made 53 changes to his starting line-up, which works out as an average of nearly five per fixture. Despite the chopping and changing, the team boast a record of eight wins and three draws.

Now it should be highlighted that in Frank Lampard’s final 11 games as coach, he made 59 alterations in all, six more than Tuchel. But there were mitigating reasons for his higher total: there was a dead rubber in the Champions League group stage against Krasnodar, FA Cup ties against lower league opposition in Morecambe and Luton Town, plus a busy Christmas fixture schedule. The Englishman was also on a bad run in the Premier League having lost five out of eight games and was frantically looking for solutions to stay in a job.

But there is a significant difference between the choices made by these two men. What makes Tuchel’s actions so extraordinary is Chelsea are on a great run and yet he continues to ignore the adage “never change a winning team”.

It brings back memories of the first coach to work for owner Roman Abramovich, Claudio Ranieri. The Italian was in charge between 2000-04 and got to work for only one season under the Russian multi-billionaire. He was nicknamed “The Tinkerman” at Stamford Bridge because of his tendency to change the first XI on a regular basis even if his side had won.

But Tuchel’s decision making continues to pay off. The closest he has come to naming the same XI in consecutive matches was early on when he opted to make one alteration from the group that beat Burnley 2-0 for the 1-0 triumph at Tottenham. Tammy Abraham, not for the first time under Lampard’s successor, was the unfortunate victim that day as Reece James was brought in so Callum Hudson-Odoi could be pushed further forward rather than operate from right wing-back.

The intimidating schedule over the past fortnight of Atletico Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool and Everton has seen Tuchel make 15 adaptions since the 1-1 draw at Southampton.

They keep paying off. Few predicted Kai Havertz, who hadn’t started for Tuchel since his first game against Wolves, would play a full 90 minutes against Everton, often operating as a false nine for others to run off. It was his shot that led to Ben Godfrey’s own goal and his run that won a penalty after Jordan Pickford brought him down. Chelsea’s expensive recruit also had a strike disallowed for handball.

There have been suggestions that Tuchel is merely trying to use as many players as possible to avoid the same issues as Lampard had in keeping a large squad happy and also to inject some value back into fringe members of the squad ahead of a possible summer sale.

Even if there is an element of truth to either theory, it still doesn’t detract from the consistent manner of Chelsea’s performances since he took over. They look well organised and well-drilled regardless of who is playing.

There will still be individuals not too happy about their predicament: Christian Pulisic, Billy Gilmour, Emerson and Abraham to name just four. But unlike what was happening under Lampard, the message is being sent out that everyone potentially has a role to play.

As captain Cesar Azpilicueta explained to BT Sport: “It’s a collective mindset. When you’re playing for Chelsea, it’s one of the top clubs in the world and you have to fight for a place. There is nothing easy. When you step on the pitch and the manager gives you a chance, you have to be at your best.

“In every training session, even if you don’t play, everybody trains very hard. That is why when the changes come everybody is ready for it. We have the same idea, we play collectively. Sometimes we adapt to a different system or in the same system we have different players which means there is a different style of play. But the most important thing is we are thinking in the same way.” 

Tuchel’s reasoning has still to be tested in adversity. Chelsea have trailed for only 21 minutes since he has been at the helm. It is a lot easier to act this way and for players to go along with your rotation policy when there are victories to show for it.

As the pursuit of a top-four finish and success in the Champions League and FA Cup intensifies, individuals will be less enamoured with being left out of the big games.

But if the Chelsea squad can’t predict the line-up then neither can their opponents. Tuchel seems one step ahead of everyone right now.

[NikkiCFC 7,950]

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