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[이데일리 스타in 이석무 기자] The English Premier League (EPL) Chelsea, who suffered from a recent severe slump, hardened manager Frank Lampard, welcomed Thomas Tuchel, 48, former Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach as their new command tower.
On the 27th (hereinafter referred to as Korean time), Chelsea announced on the club’s website, “We signed a contract with Coach Tuhel,” and “the contract period is 1 year and 6 months and there is a possibility of extension.”
This makes Tuhel the first German coach to lead Chelsea. This is the first time that Tuhel is also in charge of the EPL club.
Coach Tuhel did not see much light as a player. The Bundesliga played back and forth between the second and third divisions, but retired early in 1998 at the age of 25 due to a knee injury.
Two years after his retirement, coach Tuhel started with the German Augsburg 2nd Army team in 2007, followed by the Bundesliga’s Mainz and Borussia Dortmund, and took the lead in the 2018 French 1st division Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). .
As soon as coach Tuhel took the baton, he led PSG’s 2nd straight victory in the French League in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. In particular, in the 2019-20 season, he also won the French Cup and the League Cup to achieve treble. It was also the first in the history of the club to reach the final of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League.
However, this season’s conflict with General Manager Leonardo, threatened Tuhel’s position. In particular, after the referee’s racial discrimination remarks during the UEFA Champions League match against Bashaksehir (Turkey), his behavior in insisting’forfeiture’ was problematic, and eventually he was hardened in PSG’s post.
EPL is a new challenge for Tuhel, but the players are not unfamiliar. Christian Fullysik (USA) has been in Dortmund, and Chiagu Siuba (Brazil) has been at PSG. There are also several German players, including Timo Werner, Kai Harberts, and Antonio Lüdiger.
Coach Tuhel said through the club, “I express my respect for what coach Lampard has done at Chelsea.” “I want to meet the new team as soon as possible and compete in the most exciting football league.” Coach Tuhel’s debut match is expected to be home to Wolverhampton on the 28th and EPL round 20.
Chelsea have invested a whopping 300 billion won ahead of this season and stormed Werner, Haberts, Sauva, Hakim Zieh, Xavier Mbuyamba, Ben Chilwell and Malang Sar. Nevertheless, when he stayed in 10th place (29 points) out of 20 teams with 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, he struck club legend, manager Lampard.