‘He’s a master tactician’: Andreas Beck heaps praise on Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel
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Chelsea will be facing Spanish side Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen second leg tonight. The blues currently have a slim 1-0 lead over Diego Simeone’s men. However this is the champions league and anything can happen.
Andreas Beck speaks about Thomas Tuchel
Andreas Beck who previously used to play under Thomas Tuchel at Stuttgart FC says he isn’t surprised Tuchel’s positive response up until now at Chelsea. He has sung greatly about Thomas Tuchel’s tactical brain and how the German is one of the best masterminds.
Beck played under Thomas Tuchel at the u13 level at Stuttgart and gradually progressed to the first team. By that time Thomas Tuchel had went on to coach Borussia Dortmund and FC Mainz. But both of them remained in contact with one another.
When Thomas Tuchel took control of Chelsea, they were sitting at 10th position and in dire straits. However they are currently on a 12 game unbeaten run and sit pretty at fourth position of the league table.
I really admire his brain. Thomas was one of the best coaches I had. He teaches players how to play, tactically and technically. He asks you to give everything.
“Some coaches say: ‘Go and enjoy yourself’ but Thomas says: ‘Enjoy yourself but by giving everything’. This is the mentality needed to make champions and win titles. This was the mentality I took with me when I won my titles in Stuttgart and Besiktas. It is the same mentality as teams like Bayern Munich.
“Yes, you have fun and enjoy it, but Tuchel is about going for it, fighting for it until you are exhausted and asking you to enjoy that process. Thomas even asked that of the kids, and he asked for it every single day: ‘Okay, go and do your simple passing exercises but always approach it like it is the last pass of your career.
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