Tuchel sends touching message to Chelsea following 1-1 draw against Salzburg
After Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League, one of Thomas Tuchel’s assistants at Chelsea, Arno Michels, issued a message for the supporters.
The Blues lost to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League opener by a score of 1-0. After that loss, Thomas Tuchel was fired as the team’s manager.
To replace the German manager who won the Champions League trophy the previous season, Todd Boehly hired Graham Potter.
The Stamford Bridge crowd screamed Tuchel’s name throughout the game since he was a fan favorite.
After being moved to tears by the fans’ thoughtful response, Michels wrote on his Instagram story:
“Thanks to all the supporters for this emotional moment.”
The London-based club now sit at the bottom of Group E, having collected only one point from their first two games of the Champions League campaign.
They will next take on AC Milan twice, home and away. Positive results are needed in the next few games to keep their chances of qualifying for the round of 16 alive.
Potter addressed the situation in his post-match press conference:
“We can’t lie, it’s not the position we want to be in, but we have to respond. It’s as simple as that. It’s going to be a tough group, I think, but there is enough quality in the team and squad that we can respond, and we have to look forward to those two games.” (h/t football.london)
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