Thomas
Tuchel named three Chelsea stars no one would want to pick fights with as the
side set to take on FC Porto on Tuesday
Chelsea
take on FC Porto tomorrow night as they hope to advance into the next stage of
the UEFA Champions League with their first leg’s 2-0 victory handing them a
major boost.
On the
first tie, both Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell played heroes to hand the West
Londoners a deserved victory.
It’s
someway may be considered a response as Tuchel alarms of three Chelsea stars no
one would want to pick a fight with.
Speaking
ahead of the game, Tuchel said; ‘Honestly, you don’t want to be in a fight
with Antonio Rudiger, Kova (Mateo Kovacic) and Azpi (Cesar Azpilicueta).
‘For me
you don’t want to be in a fight with them, because they are ready to fight and
it’s their nature to show it on the pitch and protect the interests of our
team.
‘They are
there we can rely on them nobody has to do stuff which is against their nature
you can totally rely on them.
‘For me
when I was a player at a lower level when you have big matches and feel the
tension you look around at who is next to you and feel comfortable, see who you
can rely on.
‘I feel
our guys are very comfortable when they look around and see who they can rely
on. No one is out there alone, we will help each other, we will help from the
bench.
‘We will
push hard for the best outcome. We have a minimum of 90 minutes to fight for and
achieve a big goal.’
Tuchel is
still on his first spell as Chelsea manager after replacing Frank Lampard
halfway at the UEFA Champions League and the side is still in the FA Cup.
Winning a
trophy this season will be major boost to Chelsea managerial career and he
believes this could be achieved.
‘I am
here to win games and as a result to win titles,’ he added.
‘This is
what I demand of myself. Why should we now say any different – that we want to
win in five years, three years or two years? Now is the time.’
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