‘I am not the police here’ – Thomas Tuchel outlines key difference to Frank Lampard at Chelsea

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel says he would not want to high quality gamers so as to keep self-discipline at Cobham, insisting: “I am not the police right here. I am not hanging round the window checking the time.”

Tuchel has loved a high quality begin at Stamford Bridge since taking on from Frank Lampard at the finish of January. The Blues are unbeaten in 11 matches underneath the German and can look to prolong that to twelve tomorrow after they tackle Leeds United at Elland Road.

During his transient interval in cost, Tuchel has managed to unite the Chelsea squad.

He has introduced a number of gamers on the fringes underneath Frank Lampard again into the first-team fold, with the likes of Marcos Alonso, Antonio Rudiger and Jorginho impressing in current matches.

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With Lampard at the helm, there have been a variety of fines in place to govern the behaviour of Chelsea’s stars.

First-team gamers could possibly be fined a minimal of £20,000 in the event that they arrived late to coaching, £1,000 if their telephone rings throughout a staff meal or assembly, and £5,000 in the event that they do not seem at company or charity occasions.

Tuchel accepts that fining gamers is an efficient method to assist guarantee disciplined is maintained at a soccer membership, however he admits he is not conscious whether or not such a system remains to be in place at Chelsea and definitely is not the one deciding what constitutes a breach of the guidelines.

“I’m not conscious of that,” Tuchel mentioned when requested about the fines set out underneath Lampard.

“First of all, I belief that folks present up on time as a result of a bunch is sort of a household. If you need to reside collectively in concord, everyone wants to settle for sure values about how the household is run.

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“I’m extra into trusting and feeling the similar values and convincing them about the values than into setting the guidelines and setting fines.

“I’m not towards fines however I feel it must be one thing in the dressing room, one thing the skilled gamers care for. They set the guidelines themselves with the fines.”

He continued: “It is totally clear that once we do coaching at eleven, then it begins at eleven. Not two previous eleven. But I’ve the feeling that this can be a very dependable group.”

Tuchel insists no participant has but been late for a staff assembly or for a coaching session. And that is why he is not going to concern himself with the trivialities of day-to-day exercise at Cobham.

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“Everybody has been on time at the second,” the 47-year-old mentioned. “This is what considerations me. If a participant arrives at 10.01, 9.59, or no matter, I am not the police right here. I am not hanging round the window checking the time.

“I’ve a job to do and I anticipate my gamers to care for that. To reside and information for example how you reside at Chelsea.”

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