Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel said his players are now worried and disturbed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that has been linked to the relationship between club owners Roman Abramovich and Vladimir Putin.
In recent days, the world has been shocked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This turned out to have an impact on several sectors, one of which is football.
As is known, UEFA has just moved the venue for the Champions League final match, which was originally held at the Gazprom Arena, Saint-Petersburg to the Stade de France, Paris.
One of the Labor Party politicians, Chris Bryant asked the British government to freeze the assets of the investor, because it is rumored to have a close relationship with Russian President, Vladimir Putin.
One of those affected is British giant Chelsea, which is owned by Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich.
Tuchel described the whole ‘terrible’ scenario that had overshadowed their preparations for the Carabao Cup final.
This is also related to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich who was urged to leave the club nicknamed The Blues because of his proximity to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“We are aware of it and it bothers us, it worries us. To a certain degree I can understand it in such a way that it is a critical opinion and opinion towards the club, towards us who represent that club. I can understand it and we cannot completely free ourselves from it,” Tuchel was quoted as saying. from Mirrors.
Tuchel in a conversation with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich also said he could not pretend not to think about the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on his team.
“We should not pretend that this is not a problem. The situation in general, for me and my staff and for everyone here at the training ground, for the players, is dire,” Tuchel said.
“Nobody expected this. It’s so unreal, clouding our minds, clouding the excitement leading up to the final and bringing great uncertainty,” Tuchel added.
Tuchel also said the situation had an impact on the family psychology of Chelsea players.
“Furthermore to everyone and families who are actually at this point more involved than we are. And our best wishes and our thoughts are clearly with them, which is very important,” said Tuchel.
“Maybe people think of me as a coach or a player, we don’t have any insight into what really happened,” Tuchel added.
