Trainer Chelsea Thomas Tuchel reveals his players are now worried and disturbed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine linked to club owner relations Roman Abramovich and Vladimir Putin.
Tuchel described the whole ‘terrible’ scenario that had overshadowed their preparations for the Carabao Cup final.
This is also related to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich who was urged to leave the club nicknamed The Blues because of his proximity to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“We are aware of it and it bothers us, it worries us. To a certain degree I can understand it in such a way that it is a critical opinion and opinion towards the club, towards us who represent that club. I can understand it and we cannot completely free ourselves from it,” Tuchel was quoted as saying. from Mirror.
Tuchel in a conversation with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich also said he could not pretend not to think about the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on his team.
“We should not pretend that this is not a problem. The situation in general, for me and my staff and for everyone here at the training ground, for the players, is dire,” Tuchel said.
“Nobody expected this. It’s so unreal, clouding our minds, clouding the excitement leading up to the final and bringing great uncertainty,” Tuchel added.
Tuchel also said the situation had an impact on the family psychology of Chelsea players.
“Furthermore to everyone and families who are actually at this point more involved than we are. And our best wishes and our thoughts are clearly with them, which is very important,” said Tuchel.
“Maybe people think of me as a coach or a player, we don’t have any insight into what really happened,” Tuchel added.
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