Man City gaffer praises Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel for reaching Champions League final
Pep Guardiola has praised Chelsea for reaching the Champions League final and believes Thomas Tuchel’s side ‘are a joy to watch’.
Chelsea thrashed Spanish giants Real Madid 3-1 aggregate in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Pep Guardiola has praised Chelsea for reaching the Champions League final and believes Thomas Tuchel’s side ‘are a joy to watch’.
Chelsea thrashed Spanish giants Real Madid 3-1 aggregate in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Chelsea will now face Manchester City in the Final of the Champions League. The Blues are a completely different team under Tuchel. The same players who struggled under Lampard are flourishing under the German coach.
His tactics and understanding the abilities of the players has massively changed the way Chelsea played before. They hardly concede goals. They have a very strong midfield with Kante and Jorginho. He keeps rotating his frontline with players like Werner, Havertz, Mount, Ziyech, Pulisic, Abraham and Giroud.
Guardiola has hailed Tuchel’s approach since taking charge at Stamford Bridge. ‘First of all congratulations to Chelsea,’ said Guardiola. ‘They put in a good performance against the kings of the competition in Real Madrid.
‘Chelsea has done remarkably in the last period, winning games, they play good, they have always been there every year fighting for titles in Europe, it’s not a surprise.
‘I have a lot of respect for Thomas. ‘He has been in Mainz, Dortmund, PSG and now here. Every place he’s been he’s always done really well and his teams are always a joy to watch.
‘But to be more involved more inside, what they do, I can imagine but I have not been working with him so I don’t know [what he does].
‘But the more I see, and he knows it, he’s always done really well, I am not surprised. ‘Huge compliments for what they have done so far.’