The German Thomas Tuchelcoach of Chelseawas “disappointed” for having lost in the quarterfinals against real Madrid (2-3 in the return leg and 5-4 overall) but at the same time “proud” of the performance given by his team, which lacked “luck”.
“There are no regrets. It is a defeat that you can assume with pride, they are things of sport. I am disappointed and proud. We deserved to go to the next stage. Unfortunately, we were not lucky. In general, we had one, two, three big mistakes, they are things that happen, but today it was just bad luck, ”he said at a press conference after the match.
“The players executed the plan. They were never afraid to play. The credit goes to the players because they had a lot of personality on and off the ball and showed their quality and the correct way of doing things; like the reaction we had a few days before against the Southampton (0-6). Managing the number of matches we’ve had lately hasn’t been easy,” he continued.
An Tuchel who was very critical of the referee. First for the disallowed goal Mark Alonso in the 63rd minute, which would have been 0-3, and later because of his attitude towards the Italian Carlo Ancelottitechnician of real Madrid.
“I haven’t seen the goal, but I’m very disappointed that the referee didn’t go to see it for himself. He should be the boss and not make decisions based on someone sitting in a chair who is alone in a room, ”he commented.
In addition, he slipped that his decision to annul the goal of Mark Alonso was influenced by the rival and by the environment: “When you play against the real Madridmaybe you don’t expect everyone to have the courage to make decisions against you.”
“I am disappointed with the referee because he had a good time with carlo. When I went to see him and say ‘thank you’ after the game, he was smiling and laughing, smiling and laughing… with the rival coach. I think that after the final whistle is a bad time to do that, after a team has given its heart in 126 minutes. When you go and see that… it’s a bad time to do it. I told him,” he stated.
“I was also expecting more added minutes at the end, there was no net playing time in the second half of extra time… maybe that’s too much to ask. We weren’t lucky enough,” he concluded.
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