Tuchel: Chelsea must be ‘prepared’ for penalties in UCL final

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has insisted that his players have to be “well aware” of the possibility of penalties against Manchester City. The Blues boss said he has “never seen anything like” the quality of the squad’s training-pitch penalties – with all 20 takers finding the net. Villarreal sunk Manchester United 11-10 in a remarkable […]

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Rudiger discusses Chelsea future ahead of Champions League final

Antonio Rudiger has opened up on his contract situation at Chelsea as the German enters the final year of his current deal at Stamford Bridge. The 28-year-old was out of favour under Frank Lampard at the start of the season, but has emerged as an important player for Thomas Tuchel since his arrival in January. […]

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Thomas Tuchel provides double Chelsea injury update ahead of Champions League final

Thomas Tuchel provides double Chelsea injury update ahead of Champions League final – originally posted on Sportslens.com Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has provided an injury update on N’Golo Kante and Edouard Mendy ahead of the Champions League final against Manchester City on Saturday. Kante missed the final game of the Premier League campaign against Aston […]

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Thomas Tuchel provides double Chelsea injury update ahead of Champions League final

Thomas Tuchel provides double Chelsea injury update ahead of Champions League final – originally posted on Sportslens.com Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has provided an injury update on N’Golo Kante and Edouard Mendy ahead of the Champions League final against Manchester City on Saturday. Kante missed the final game of the Premier League campaign against Aston […]

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Thomas Tuchel provides double Chelsea injury update ahead of Champions League final

Thomas Tuchel provides double Chelsea injury update ahead of Champions League final – originally posted on Sportslens.com Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has provided an injury update on N’Golo Kante and Edouard Mendy ahead of the Champions League final against Manchester City on Saturday. Kante missed the final game of the Premier League campaign against Aston […]

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Wright insists Tuchel must remedy one Chelsea problem

Ian Wright insists a new striker has to be top of Thomas Tuchel’s priorities at Chelsea in the summer transfer window. The Blues suffered a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa on the final day, but were gifted a place in the Champions League qualification spots due to Tottenham’s 4-2 win over Leicester. Tuchel’s side missed […]

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Tuchel admits Chelsea ‘are lucky Tottenham did the job for us’

Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea were lucky and had Tottenham to thank after they reached the Champions League. The Blues lost 2-1 at Aston Villa on the the final day of the Premier League season but Leicester’s 4-2 defeat to Spurs meant they banked fourth spot by a point. Bertrand Traore’s first-half goal and Anwar El […]

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Tuchel risks Chelsea sack by putting £90m Rice back on boil

Thomas Tuchel has risked his Chelsea job by putting Declan Rice forward as a transfer target. Chelsea were heavily interested in West Ham midfielder Rice when Frank Lampard was manager, but it was assumed that any move had been curtailed by Tuchel’s appointment as his successor at Stamford Bridge in January. Lampard pursued Rice to […]

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Tuchel: Chelsea securing top four avoids extra pressure on CL final

Thomas Tuchel has insisted that he is keen for Chelsea to secure their spot in the top four to ensure that there is no added pressure on the Champions League final. Chelsea will qualify for next term’s Champions League with a win at Aston Villa in Sunday’s Premier League finale, which would achieve the Blues’ […]

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Tuchel eases Kante concern ahead of Champions League final

Thomas Tuchel hopes N’Golo Kante has avoided injury by coming off early during Chelsea’s crucial 2-1 Premier League win over Leicester. Kante trudged out of the Stamford Bridge clash after little more than half an hour, complaining of twinges in his hamstrings. The World Cup-winning midfielder has been in sparkling form at the end of […]

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