Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel lost patience on Tuesday with questions from reporters about the repercussions of the war in Ukraine for Roman Abramovich, the London club’s Russian owner. “I am not a politician! “, he launched to them.
“I don’t have an answer for you”
Abramovich announced on Saturday his intention to take a step back from the day-to-day management of the club, entrusting it to the six administrators of the club’s charitable foundation, an arrangement which seems to come up against legal obstacles, according to the British press. The Russian billionaire, who bought the Blues in 2003 and made it one of the main forces in English football, is not yet one of the personalities targeted by the financial sanctions decided by the British government.
Asked several times about the subject before the knockout stages of the FA Cup against Luton (D2), Tuchel interrupted a new question from a journalist by saying to him: “Listen, you have to stop, honestly. I am not a politician! »
“I have never experienced war. So even when I talk about it, I feel bad, because I’m very privileged and I’m sitting here in peace. You need to stop asking me these questions because I don’t have an answer for you. »
Tuchel, once again, insisted that his daily work was in no way affected by the step back taken by Abramovich. “I am in daily contact with Petr Cech (club performance advisor) and very regularly with (executive director) Marina Granovskaia on how to improve the team,” explained the manager. “It won’t stop because they stay in office. But the role of Mr. Abramovich, it is not for me to comment on it, because I do not know enough about it, ”he swept away.