Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said he is happy to be able to win two trophies, in particular, for Roman Abramovich before the club owner’s expected exit.
The Russian-Israeli billionaire announced his decision to sell the club this week and, just like that, Chelsea will have to prepare for a new era.
The Blues have established themselves among Europe’s elites since Abramovich took over the club in 2003.
In that period, they have won 19 major trophies, 21 overall.
Tuchel played a big part in it, obviously, having led the team to their first wins in two competitions.
“Yeah, it is special,” the German told Chelsea TV about his successful year at the club under Abramovich’s ownership.
“This club is Roman’s club, and it was always Roman’s club. If you thought about Chelsea, you thought about Roman Abramovich.
“What he did was exceptional, and we are happy that we could close ‘the cycle of trophies’.
“[We won] the Club World Cup and the European Super Cup which [had not been] won during his era.
“We did not see it coming, but now we have to adapt.”
Interestingly, Tuchel insisted that he and everyone else on the team do not know much more than the fans.
“Maybe not everything, but we’re digesting,” he said about the recent development.
“We got a quick brief from Petr [Cech] about the situation, but more or less nothing new that you cannot also read in the news.
“It’s necessary that we trust in our ability to focus on sport, and we can allow ourselves to focus.
“Because there are things we can’t influence, [so] why waste energy [on it]?”
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