<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > the stupidest decision this season</h1>
On December 24, 2020, a day of celebration, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) decided to resign manager Thomas Tuchel on the same day; nine days later, the French giants announced that Argentina's Pochettino would take over as manager, and Thomas Tuchel would succeed Lampard as Chelsea manager on January 26 of the same year. PSG "gave" Thomas Tuchel to Chelsea, which was in urgent need of a restructuring and a solid tactical system, allowing Chelsea not only to secure the top position in the league, but also to reach the FA Cup and Champions League finals.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > the moment before Paris made its decision</h1>
Back to the day when PSG made its decision on personnel transfer, the team's performance still has room to rise but it is not rude, first in the Champions League group stage against two first-tier teams RB Leipzig and Manchester United, and finally able to qualify in the first place; in the league, although not at the top of the list, but only one point gap, there is definitely enough games and conditions to catch up later, plus the PSG team was affected by the epidemic at the beginning of the season, and some of the main players including Neymar and Mbappe have been absent from the epidemic. Therefore, it is understandable that it has not been able to secure the top position in the league.
Since there were no major problems with the team's results, fans also expected that Thomas Tuchel's dismissal was due to factors on the sidelines. In October 2020, Thomas Tuchel expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's transfer operation to the media before the transfer window was closed, it was too easy to let the main players in the team leave, and did not receive any transfer fees, from Rabiot to Juventus in 2019, to this season's former captain Thiago Silva and striker Cavani became the main players of Chelsea and Manchester United respectively, and the situation of sending out the team's strong players for free continued. Tuchel inevitably sees this as a shortcoming of sporting director Leonardo Araujo. One by one, the team left the team, replaced by the flashy Danilo Pereira, the young but young and young moise Kean and the many seriously injured Rafinha, who believed that these players were not necessarily the new strength that Thomas Tuchel most wanted to see.
Thomas Tuchel's ability to adjust the team's tactics is beyond doubt, and this season, in order to release the offensive ability of Neymar and Mbappe, using the sprinting power, running ability and tough defense of the different green leaf players in the team, the two stars can reduce their participation in the team's frontcourt pressure and defense, and still maintain the overall tactical execution. When the main player attacks with the ball, the rest of the sapper players do not hesitate to run without the ball, as a teammate's forward passing choice, pulling the opposing guard to create offensive space, is indeed an ideal way to use today's star players. Successfully blending stars and other players into one, allowing the team to compete for the Champions League title.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > the change brought about by Thomas Tuchel</h1>
After coming to Chelsea, although two players with extraordinary personal ability were lost, the players on hand were still very highly qualified, more even and comprehensive than PSG's squad, and a good bench depth, which is believed to be enough to satisfy Thomas Tuchel. Chelsea have the active attacking main players Timo Werner and Mason Mount who run without the ball, and the frontcourt strategy should be shared by Kay Havertz, Mason Mount and Hakim Ziyesh in turn, perhaps Thomas Tuchel is less worried about the efficiency of attacking and organizing the attack, but is more concerned about defense, changing the four-back formation used in Dortmund and PSG in the past, creating a three-centre-back formation for Chelsea, and constantly adjusting the details and candidates to implement its tactics.
For example, originally with Azpilicueta as a right-centre-back, the Spanish player could transform into a right-back when attacking, carry the ball forward or backward to participate in assists, and also release the offensive ability of wing-back Reis James; while the three centre-backs plus a regular stay at the back have been able to improve Chelsea's defensive problems from attack to defence, and conventional left-back Antonio Rudiger can often take advantage of the players who try to make a big breakthrough on the wing one-on-one defense. At the end of the season, when the field battle was over, coupled with the injury of the midfield core Mateo Kovacic, Thomas Tuchel decided to strengthen the defensive intensity and efficiency, try to use a steady defense, with appropriate pressure and assault, to create a threat; with three traditional central defenders, two wing-backs have a certain defensive ability, can return in time to assist the defensive counterattack, use the vitality of midfield Kante, do different duties, from the backcourt to organize the running position and passing, to the front of the no-ball running position and oppression, Another partner, Jorginho, provided a make-up and a stable delivery.
Thomas Tuchel's system does not have an overwhelming attack, but it does a good job of the most important elements of today's football, including from attack to defense, from defense to attack, using the backcourt organization to maintain the possession and organization, through the front court pressure to prevent the opponent from easily organizing and dribbling forward, and achieving an offensive and defensive balance.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > stupidity lies in the moment when the decision is made</h1>
On the other hand, although Pochettino's PSG can eliminate last season's Champions League champions Bayern, many team problems still surface on the water, such as the lack of defensive integrity and appear loose, the backcourt organization and offensive efficiency still need to be improved, and it is necessary to use 8/9 people to dribble the ball through the half. Of course, it is unfair to conclude about the new manager's coaching performance after only half a season, but the question returns to the management of PSG, why when the team's record is good, a strong manager is dismissed in the middle of the half season, it is difficult for the manager to adjust the team in only half a season, and it is difficult for players to adapt to new playing styles and styles in a short period of time. So I think that the dismissal of Thomas Tuchel is one of the stupidest decisions of PSG this season, and even if Chelsea does eventually become champions of the Champions League, judging from the results, the dismissal of Thomas Tuchel is more likely to be the worst operation of PSG in the past decade.