London: Thomas Tuchel has been fined 35,000 pounds and hit with a one-match touchline ban over his clash with Antonio Conte in Sunday’s derby clash with Tottenham. Spurs boss Antonio Conte has also been fined 15,000 pounds after both managers admitted improper conduct in several touchline clashes in the 2-2 Premier League draw at Stamford Bridge, […]
After losing 1-0 to Bayern in last year's final, PSG stands one step away from the second final of its 51-year history and remains on course to win it for the first time
I was very happy with the performance energy-wise, our intensity. We had I think 16 recoveries in the last third. We were very structured, we did not allow any dangerous counter-attacks to one of the most dangerous teams
Chelsea controlled the early proceedings of the match but failed to go ahead as Olivier Giroud narrowly failed to connect with Callum Hudson-Odoi's low cross.
Tuchel moves to Stamford Bridge following a two-and-a-half year spell at French champions PSG, which came to an end last month. He will be the first German to manage Chelsea and arrives having guided PSG
The team didn't lose its discipline, its energy or the control of the ball. We played a good match and deserved to win, the club's official website quoted Tuchel as saying.
"I felt like it was tough, but that was of our own making. We simply stopped playing in the second half, we didn't stick to our plan and we didn't work hard enough," the club's official website quoted Tuchel as saying.
We defended like crazy, and it's true we lost a lot of ball, but I also know what condition we're in physically. A lot of the players lack rhythm, conditioning, the players are physically and mentally tired and a lot of them aren't used to playing these types of games with us
"We worked very hard on pressing high up the pitch early in the match. We did it very well and winning back possession enabled us to score the first two goals. That was a real positive for us tonight," the club's official website quoted Tuchel as saying.
