DBasia.news – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola paid tribute to the tactics used by Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea. According to him, Chelsea has an advantage because the players are close to each other.
What Thomas Tuchel did for Chelsea deserves a thumbs up. The former Paris Saint-Germain coach led the Blues to reach the final twice, even though they have not yet been in charge of one season.
Pep Guardiola has also studied Tuchel’s ability to formulate strategies. The Spanish manager found the reason why Chelsea are so strong.
“Why Chelsea are playing so well? It’s because they have three central defenders who are close together. They also have a defensive midfielder, an attacking midfielder and two strikers who are very, very close,” explained Guardiola as quoted by BT Sport.
The distance is very close and at the same time they are very wide with the wing-backs. Chelsea are also very good with the ball at the back.”
“That’s why you can’t get close because they push you wide. In addition, Chelsea also have a lot of good midfielders. That’s the reason it’s difficult to face teams who want the ball and play with the ball.”
Even more flattering Thomas Tuchel
Chelsea’s impressive appearance made Guardiola take his hat off to Thomas Tuchel. The German manager can change the quality of the Blues at a relatively fast pace.
“I think it is very big (Tuchel’s influence). I saw the first game he did against Wolves. However, I have seen a pattern when facing him while still at Mainz and Borussia Dortmund,” explained the former Barcelona coach.
“I know he will do it quickly and very well at Chelsea,” said Guardiola.
Thomas Tuchel helped Chelsea beat Manchester City twice in a row. The last time the Blues had three straight wins against Man City was between 2005 and 2009.