According to statistics compiled by The Athletic recently, Chelsea’s boss Thomas Tuchel is the whiniest manager in the Premier League. In 19 post-match interviews studied, Tuchel tried to shift the blame 11 times, giving him the highest ‘moan percentage’ in the league. But what about pre-game excuses? Nobody counted that (yet), but it’s highly likely that the German tactician would be at the top of the list there too.Chelsea 🆚️ Tottenham Hotspur All-Time Premier League Match Records ahead of Sunday’s game at Stamford Bridge 🏟🔵🔵▪️#CFC Wins: 33▪️Draws: 20▪️#Spurs Wins: 7▪️Goals: Chelsea 108-55 SpursThis is total DOMINANCE pic.twitter.com/lLIDXqWdBd— CFC_HashTag💧 (@EbereCFC) August 13, 2022 Just ahead of the first big game in the new Premier League season, a duel between Chelsea and Tottenham, Tuchel came out and moaned about Tottenham’s great pre-season. Former PSG coach went as far as saying that the Spurs took the advantage of Chelsea’s ownership change and chaotic period to overtake them.“They took advantage of their situation in that they have a stable club, the ownership was clear. It was clear that they reached the Champions League and took advantage to reinforce their squad very early. It was very straightforward. They had a calm pre-season. The roads were clear. It seems like they are a bit ahead of us from the start — out of the blocks — but it does not mean that you win the race just because you win the start” said Tuchel ahead of the game.9 – Dejan Kulusevski has assisted nine goals in the Premier League since making his debut in February earlier this year, the most of any player, while across Europe’s big five leagues his figure is bettered only by Ousmane Dembélé (11). Laser. pic.twitter.com/l2sDN7Tbct— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 6, 2022 As one journalist pointed out, Tottenham had won only one league game at Stamford Bridge since 1992 and they wanted to know if the gap between the Spurs and the Blues had finally been reduced.“I don’t know, I’m not a journalist. I think you can tell this much better than me. If I have to reduce the gap, I need to work with the team. Last season, we played three games after only two months since I arrived. Now we’ve had seven months plus one month of pre-season. But I think Chelsea is one of the best teams in England and Europe. Two years ago they won the Champions League and last season they won the World Cup as a club. I was there, I know the investment that they do every season” said Conte.Inter need to sell the promising Casadei to fix their finances, Chelsea offer $15 millionBut those sugar-sweet words from Conte didn’t have any effects on Tuchel, who knows that the Italian is not to be believed every time he speaks.“I mean it in a very friendly way that I don’t believe everything he says. If he tells you today which team he will pick, we will not believe. If he tells you some tactical things or tells you we are the huge favorites, we will not believe. Every team Antonio Conte trains is a title contender. It’s always like this, in every country with every team. He will push them to the limit and any team with this kind of quality management who pushes players to the limit can over-perform and fight for the top four. If you fight for the top four, you fight for everything. If you’re in the race in March, you fight for everything. He will never admit it but for me, an Antonio Conte team fights always for everything” said Tuchel.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 2SaturdayAston Villa – Everton 2-1 (1-0)/Ings 31, Buendia 85 – Digne 87 og/Arsenal – Leicester 4-2 (2-0)/Jesus 22, 35, Xhaka 55, Martinelli 75 – Saliba 53 og, Maddison 74/Brighton – Newcastle 0-0Manchester City – Bournemouth 4-0 (3-0)/Gundogan 19, De Bruyne 31, Foden 37. Lerma 79 og/Southampton – Leeds 2-2 (0-0)/Aribo 72, Walker-Peters 81 – Rodrigo 46, 60/Wolverhampton – Fulham 0-0Brentford – Manchester United 4-0 (4-0)/Dasilva 10, Jensen 18, Mee 30, Mbeumo 35/Sunday16.00: (4.40) Nott.Forest (3.50) West Ham (1.95)17:30: (2.40) Chelsea (3.35) Tottenham (3.20)Monday22.00: (1.20) Liverpool (7.75) Crystal Palace (16.0)***odds are subject to change
