What Went Wrong for Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea?
Last year, I published the biggest interactive article I’ve ever produced (and probably will), covering the second spell of Tuchel’s time in charge of Chelsea.
I like to brainstorm using mindmaps, and I thought it was a good idea to allow the reader to jump in and out, hence why I used the PREZI platform.
All things considered, these could’ve been a series posted on blog format.
The presentation is accessible via the link below:
https://prezi.com/view/CzsZ4CxjvybpbVTfOSwA/
1. Explaining Tuchel’s Training Methods
Where does Tuchel stand in coaching culture wars?
From game model to training practice
Breakdown of 20+ of Tuchel’s training practices
Implications of Tuchel’s coaching methods
Intensity drop off & injuries in 2022, simply bad luck?
2. Breaking down Tuchel’s Game Model
« A team nobody wants to play against »
A Gigantic pressing trap
Tuchel’s build up structure: why, how, against who ?
Tuchel’s attacking approach: *that* rotating triangle
The Thomas Tuchel Coaching Conundrum
3. Tuchel’s Player Selection
-Fitting the bill behind the 9: Mount, Havertz, Pulisic, Werner, CHO, Ziyech
-U-Turn upfront
-Havertz, Abraham and Lukaku
-Unpick(l)ing Werner’s xG curse
-The short-lived 352
-Innovation gives you wings (backs) -Settling the Mendy-Kepa (non)debate
4. Tuchel’s Squad Management
•Management triptych & squad composition
•Managing different tiers of a squad
•Revamping the mid-range squad
•Swapping GKs before shootouts?
•Gallagher, so annoying(ly good)
•Marc Cucurella, really?
•Five substitutions and five star excuses
5. Tuchel’s Squad Building
•«Align visions»
•Talent pool: how special is London & Cobham?
•TrUsT tHe pRoCeSs
•Defensive exodus
•Tchouaméni, not proven enough
•Building up the build up
•We have the same problems because we have the same players •
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