It was the goal that powered Thomas Tuchel to his first final in charge of Chelsea, while at the same time ending opponents Man City’s quest for a quadruple this season. It was also a goal that clearly had some training-ground work behind it, given that similar moves were seen in the same game and matches before.
As the dust settles on the Blues’ semi-final win at the weekend, Tuchel talks more about Hakim Ziyech’s winner at Wembley but explains it is not possible to plan such moves in exact detail.
‘I don’t know what happens in a game; nobody knows before we try it which is a bad thing for us as coaches because we would like to predict but we cannot,’ the head coach begins.
‘The point is to give the players all the tools but they have to use the tools, so is it the moment to make a run or is it the moment to stay in the pocket and turn? There have to be certain principles of the game which we try to implement.
