Thomas Tuchel: First official interview as Chelsea boss – “It feels amazing”

Thomas Tuchel has given his first official interview to Chelsea TV.

The club have released part of it via their website, and the rest will be live on the 5th stand app for all to watch at 5.40pm this evening.

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It sounds as if it all happened very fast and Tuchel describes it as an opportunity he simply could not turn down and he ‘feels amazing’ to be the Chelsea manager.

He took charge of his first training session pretty much the minute he arrived in the UK from Paris last night, and now tonight he has his first game as boss, facing Wolves in the Premier League.

That has been an absolutely crazy transition from Sunday, when Frank Lampard was still in charge and leading his side to a 3-1 win over Luton Town in the FA Cup.

But it is a new chapter now and fans will be fully behind the new man at the helm tonight, especially after reading these words of just how excited and pleased he is to be here at our beloved club!

“It’s hard to explain [how I feel].

“My life was turned upside down in the past three days or so! It feels amazing to the new head coach of Chelsea and I’m really excited to be here.

“Me and my staff had the feeling that this was too good an opportunity not to take and personally I felt this was a chance I could not let go away.

“We could not miss this opportunity to be part of this club and to be part of the Chelsea family. To work with this squad and compete in the toughest league in the Premier League and of course the Champions League is something we are excited to take on.

“I met with the team yesterday and worked with them last night, so it was good to get straight to work and we are ready for a difficult game tonight. I’m super happy to be here and really excited to get to work.”

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