Tuchel reveals why he was ‘surprised’ by Rudiger’s decision after scoring for Chelsea vs Brentford
Speaking in an interview after Chelsea’s 1-4 loss to Brentford as quoted by the Metro, Thomas Tuchel has revealed that he was surprised by the celebration from Antonio Rudiger after the German defender scored a screamer to put Chelsea in the lead just after half-time.
Despite Chelsea’s shock loss to the Bees, Rudiger’s 30-yard-strike was an unbelievable moment during the game. The German is out of contract in the summer and he is yet to pen a new deal with the London-based club. The Blues are unable to renew player contracts due to the fact that they still are operating under a special license subject to restrictions.
Whilst there have been links between the German centre-back and Real Madrid, PSG, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, nothing concrete has happened yet and Rudiger’s future is very much up in the air.
Rudiger’s celebration after the game, however, did not show any signs of unhappiness with the current club Chelsea as he ran straight to Tuchel after scoring his mesmerising goal against the Bees.
Speaking about his countryman’s celebration, Tuchel admitted that he was surprised to see Rudiger celebrating the goal in the manner that he did.
Tuche said: “I was surprised he came to me to celebrate. He was maybe surprised that the ball went in, because he tried so many times. But yeah, it was a nice moment. You could see how happy he is”