Top 48 Quotes & Sayings by Thomas Tuchel

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German coach Thomas Tuchel.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Thomas Tuchel

Thomas Tuchel is a German professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Premier League club Chelsea.

Ousmane is an incredible player. He's really talented. I could watch his amazing skills in every training session. He's also a great human being. He's a little crazy. He's a really nice boy but a little crazy.
I am not afraid of star names.
Neymar is extraordinary. — © Thomas Tuchel
Neymar is extraordinary.
Sometimes you have to let young people develop.
Neymar is my key player. One of the world's best. He is also an artist.
Some say no when others say yes. That's the difficulty with handball.
With handball, you have soft facts but not hard facts. The shot is wide, and then suddenly, it's a penalty.
I don't want Kylian to play like Neymar and keep the ball. Kylian is incredibly dangerous in the final move, and I want him to stay that way.
Le Championnat is very balanced and of high quality. There are teams like Monaco, Marseille, and Lyon but also Lille, Nice, and Toulouse, who are strong.
To overcome obstacles, you need solutions.
It's better to always be aware of the qualities of Ole Gunnar Solskaer.
If you have an opponent who is clearly better than you, then OK, you have something to analyse.
Speaking French is good for me and also a mark of respect for the PSG institution. — © Thomas Tuchel
Speaking French is good for me and also a mark of respect for the PSG institution.
There are few things more unfair than getting compared with Jurgen Klopp.
When I was the coach at Mainz in the Bundesliga, a small club in Germany, we always wanted to play the big teams every two years, right after a major tournament, whether it was a World Cup or European Championships.
Napoli are one of Europe's top teams.
We cannot play with fear nor with too much confidence.
I'm not a patient person.
Sometimes when you remember yourself in a big, big fight, and you remember being very emotional, you use words, and you react in a way that you take back some hours later.
As human beings, it's good to build stories.
I have won one title, but PSG made me understand they are looking for a leader, a coach with a vision, and I am very happy to have their confidence.
We are PSG - we want to be the best PSG possible.
It's not easy to go up the steps after a defeat. It's very difficult for me, for everybody, but we have to accept it.
Marquinhos is very good in the middle, as in defence. He is an incredible player who must and always wants to improve.
If you play at Anfield, for me, it's not a tactical game. It's to play with confidence, to trust the players.
There are many ways to be a leader.
It's the essence of sport to be able to swallow tough things up.
Neymar is a leader when he is happy - being happy means being creative and feeling inspired.
There are difficult matches from time to time, and that is absolutely normal. You have to stay calm and confident after them.
We play attacking football. We're PSG; that's what we're used to - to create opportunities. It's in our DNA.
Sometimes, it is good to lose - you learn.
I'm delighted to extend my contract and commitment to Paris Saint-Germain. — © Thomas Tuchel
I'm delighted to extend my contract and commitment to Paris Saint-Germain.
When I lose a big game, I am angry and always in a bad mood, and I will talk about other stuff to bring attention away from my team also.
I wasn't easy to deal with as a player.
For the creative players, sometimes it is better that they are not under pressure.
To be on time, to eat well like a professional, to sleep like a professional. To train and play like a professional. I encourage everyone to do this every day.
I find it difficult to imagine Juventus and Italy without Buffon. He is an incredible personality and has had an exceptional career.
Pogba is an incredible player. He has wonderful qualities; he is extremely strong.
You don't have to commit a lot of fouls, especially if you are 1-0 down. If you are 1-0 down, then don't commit 10 fouls in the next ten minutes.
Clearly, I'm for the VAR.
Who wants to lose or sell a player? Nobody does.
Ligue 1 is a very physical league. In each team, there are very fast players, dangerous wide men with plenty of speed and endurance. — © Thomas Tuchel
Ligue 1 is a very physical league. In each team, there are very fast players, dangerous wide men with plenty of speed and endurance.
This is the spirit of Manchester United: that they are ready for anything.
Each transfer brings a change to the dressing room that I must protect - that is my job.
I'm tempted by rubbish food after wins.
I say that the top players are the ones who work hardest. They are the easiest to handle - they know what it takes to stay at the best level.
Presnel Kimpembe has everything to become one of the best defenders in Europe.
We had a rule-breaker at Mainz - the club manager Christian Heidel, who had the courage to make me a Bundesliga coach.
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