Stuart H

Think I have heard every manager in Europe is going to them but why would you go to them as they are a complete mess which would take years to sort, TT would be incredibly naive to go there 👍

Being reported his press conference today was a little stormy. What I like about Tuchel is his willingness to say exactly what he feels whilst being diplomatic, making his interviews both informative and interesting. 
ANGRY TUCHEL SNAPS BACK AT REPORTERS – EXCHANGE IN FULL
Reporter 1: Should Roman Abramovich have a role in football?
Tuchel: It's too much for me to answer. I am not aware of the details and the whole situation. There are situations, like war, that are so much more important than football, this will never change. Situations like war are so much more important. The role of Mr Abramovich is not on me to comment because we don't know enough about it.
Reporter 2: Hello Thomas. You've already spoken about how there are more important things going on in the world than football right now but how much of a distraction is all of this for you, and for your players, and for Chelsea football club – how can you lift the players after Sunday [Carabao Cup final defeat]?
Tuchel: To lift the team after Sunday should not be too hard because I think everybody knows we played a very strong match, we played to our identity, we played with full commitment and a lot of quality. We can never control the result and a winner had to be found and was found after 22 penalties. That more or less tells the story. So that should not be the problem.
It's only two days. We gave a day off to clear our minds because it was not only a disappointment but it was also physically draining for us, physically demanding and that leaves us with a one-day turnaround to be ready tomorrow because that's what its all about and it's the next round [of the FA Cup]. This is life for Chelsea – we want to be competitive in different competitions so we have to be ready tomorrow.
Is that always easy? Maybe not. But this is what we do, this is what we demand from me, myself and everyone around the team, and last but not least the players.
You know, you always start the sentence, the question with the same sentence, 'we know there are much more important things than football but can you comment?' but you also decide to ask me about war and how often do I need to say it? It's horrible. It's horrible. There cannot be any other opinion about it, but why should we be more distracted by you at work? That's what I meant when I said it in the first place. It's out there. We know there are more important things out there. This will never change. This is about sports and there are a lot more important things out there. 
Still there is a large distraction going on and we are worried but at the end we try to create an atmosphere to come to work and focus on our work, which is our passion so we are very very grateful and very privileged to have it and it's not that that big a problem. But of course I think that everybody in Europe, more or less, has noise in their head that nobody likes and maybe it's the same for you. But still you try to do your job as good as possible and it's the same for us.
Reporter 3: Hello Thomas. How worried are you about the future running of Chelsea Football Club and I wonder what your message will be to the fans at the moment? 
Tuchel: I'm not so sure I'm the person to give messages to the fans. If we try to be calm here, and we are calm, in the centre of a storm, or of some noise around us that we cannot control that we are also not responsible for, it's in the end the best to stay calm and focus on what we love and what we do and this is sports. I think we have a right to focus on sports. I think the players have a right to be focused and this is what we can tell the fans and this is what the fans saw on Sunday. 
There is a big situation out there and there is a lot of commitment from the players, from both clubs and the fans and I think that everybody is aware there are more important things. The situation in Ukraine is much, much more important than this game of football and still there was a full stadium and still we arrive with two teams, two strong teams, that played a fantastic match and this is what we can do to the fans. To distract them, to entertain them and do what we do with maximum effort and a maximum commitment. I don't see any other solution how or what we could do different.
Reporter 4: Hi Thomas. Just on how passionately you spoke a moment ago about the horrors of war, how much do you hope that the owner is using –
Tuchel: – Listen, listen, listen you have to stop, I'm not a politician. You have to stop, honestly, I can only repeat it and I even feel bad to repeat it because I've never experienced war.
So even to talk about it I feel bad because I'm very privileged – I sit here in peace. I do the best I can but you have to stop asking me these questions because I have no answers for you.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-10564713/Emotional-Chelsea-boss-Thomas-Tuchel-snaps-questions-Ukraine-owner-Roman-Abramovich.html

Boris probably can’t dress himself never mind sanctions 😂

I see Chelsea can use any money from TV and prize money to pay wages, so we won't go into administration.  Why not lift the ticket sale ban , that's only hurting the fans.
It's all crazy isn't it ?

Were  this Liverpool that Roman owned how do we think the Kopities would be reacting in our place?
Probably molotovs thrown at number 10 and thr houses of parliament burgled.

‘As long as we have a fixture and as long as we have enough shirts and as long as the bus is full of fuel we will be there, we will be competitive and we will be there in the best spirit because we love the game,’ 
‘This is what everyone can be sure of and this is what we demand of ourselves. When it’s a big storm you dig in and you hold together and hold strong and get through it.’     Thomas Tuchel.   
 
 

New member, this weekend. 
Chelsea fan from afar, season holder at Rangers.
My young daughter (13) has recently got the blues bug aswell but it's for Chelsea and not Glasgow's finest. She wears her strip with pride and always checking for scores.  I think Mason Mount has a lot to answer for 🙄
Anyway, enough rambling. All the best lads and here's to a strong end to the season. 

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I'd love it if we used this to annoy Putin.

On Sunday we the fans should all cover up the ‘3’ logo on our shirts. The spineless tossers deserve zero coverage

Some of the best penalties you are likely to see in a high profile match also

Hello from Edinburgh, me and my son love watching Chelsea when we get the chance to visit the bridge to take in a game or 2 love coming down for the weekend and hoping to do some more this season and in to next season.

Hello from Edinburgh, me and my son love watching Chelsea when we get the chance to visit the bridge to take in a game or 2 love coming down for the weekend and hoping to do some more this season and in to next season.

Hello from Edinburgh, me and my son love watching Chelsea when we get the chance to visit the bridge to take in a game or 2 love coming down for the weekend and hoping to do some more this season and in to next season.