Chelsea news: No doubt that I stay until the end of the season, says Thomas Tuchel

Chelsea needed a moment of inspiration to get the victory over the in-form Newcastle United side at the weekend, and they got just that through Kai Havertz. But they had to wait till the 89th minute to get the crucial late winner. Havertz beautifully controlled a great pass from Jorginho before finding the exquisite finish which erupted Stamford Bridge into joy. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was understandably happy with the result, but he also praised the effort put in by the Newcastle players to make it difficult for the home side in the Premier League contest.

“It was a tough game,” he explained after the match, as per their club’s website. “Newcastle were very organised, very physical and very strong at set-pieces. We had a lot of questions to answer. I thought we were strong in defence and in the middle of the pitch but we struggled a little in the final 30 metres with our decision-making and creating chances was difficult. It was very important not to concede but then when a chance came along, if we could find that one bit of quality, that we took it to win the game.”

Thomas Tuchel on Kai Havertz

Tuchel then showered praise on Havertz for the way he took the goal and also applauded the effort he puts in each game. “It was quality from Kai, an exceptional goal. The pass [from Jorginho ] was excellent and the control and the finish was outstanding, so full credit to Kai. He works hard in every game and that is shown in his running, the distances he covers and the high intensity work he puts in so to still have the ability, confidence and composure to take the ball in that moment and in the way that he did was very good,” he added.

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“It was a moment of pure class and we needed that quality to break Newcastle down. Kai delivered for us today and then you could see in the last four minutes what a goal does for a team. We were so good and suddenly it was easier to find the gaps, to keep the ball, to open up spaces and switch the play – everything was so much easier and more fluid.”

Thomas Tuchel on his future

Thomas Tuchel also assured the fans that he will stay with the club till the end of the season amidst the off-field noise about the club’s sale and its owner Roman Abramovich. “There is no doubt that I stay until the end of the season. We just have to wait day-by-day because everything can change. The situation is clear, the club is up for sale and hopefully it will go through to sort things out. I have no further information,” he added.

“The focus is on the first team of Chelsea, on me and the players, but Chelsea is much more than only the first team. It’s a massive club with huge tradition and there are hundreds of people here so for them it’s important that we show the spirit and show what we are about, which is football because we love the game.”