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Havertz helps: Tuchel happy about the successful restart of Chelsea
Shot Chelsea to victory: Kai Havertz (M). photo
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For Thomas Tuchel, Kai Havertz’s late winning goal is possibly the turning point for Chelsea FC, which started out so poorly, in the new season.
For Thomas Tuchel, Kai Havertz’s late winning goal is possibly the turning point for Chelsea FC, which started out so poorly, in the new season.
“We wanted to restart the season today and we did it,” said the Premier League club coach after the happy 2-1 win over West Ham United. Due to the narrow success, the Blues are at least able to keep up with the top teams in the league and will play with a tailwind for the start of the Champions League on Tuesday (6.45 p.m.) at Dinamo Zagreb.
With Ben Chilwell and national player Havertz, Tuchel swapped the win on Saturday, so to speak. Both professionals turned the 0:1 deficit with their goals. “Hopefully the way we did it and the effect of the bank players will give us faith and self-confidence back. We need this to play at our highest level,” explained Tuchel and expected: “We want this momentum use it to kick-start the season.”
Goal scorer Havertz came into play in the 72nd minute and became the match winner. “The late winning goals are usually the best,” said the 23-year-old. “It’s good for us as a group to get more energy and positive feelings from it.”
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