Ukrainian war, Chelsea crisis, Klopp: “Sorry for Tuchel and the players”

The moment of profound uncertainty, experienced by Chelsea, has attracted the solidarity of the other Premier League clubs. The Blues are undergoing various limitations, such as spending caps set for travel, the blocking of the market and the interruption of the relationship with some sponsors. All because of Roman Abramovich’s ties with Vladimir Putin and the Russian government, responsible for the conflict in Ukraine. A series of measures that affect the finances of the company but also the team and employees.

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For this reason Jurgen Klopp wanted to send a message of support. “I’m sorry for Tuchel, the players and all the Chelsea employees, because obviously it’s not a good situation. They have no role in what is happening. There is only one real responsible and that is Putin. I don’t know what the situation is. Abramovich’s position in these dynamics but it can be assumed that he was quite close to him. I think the English government did well, to be honest. Liverpool manager. Frank Lampard, who leads Everton today, also made his closeness felt. “I played there for thirteen years and trained for two, I have many friends who work behind the scenes that I care about, as well as I am close to the fans who were there before us and will continue to be there. It’s a difficult time for the team.” said the former captain of the Blues. David Moyes, West Ham manager, also addressed an appeal directly to Putin: “Chelsea’s position is incredibly complex. I think Abramovich has done a great job for the club and the fans over the years. It’s a situation that no one could have foreseen. and it is horrible. We hope as soon as possible that Putin will stop and allow everyone to go on, because nobody wants this war. ”

THE IRONY OF TUCHEL

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At the end of the victory over Norwich last night, Tuchel had returned to the subject, trying to play down the difficulties of this period: “We can always wear a message of peace and this can never be wrong. Perhaps the problem is finding enough jerseys to to play with these penalties (laughs, ed). But as long as we have enough uniforms and the team bus has gasoline, we will go everywhere and we will be competitive. This is what I can guarantee and what we expect from ourselves “. The attitude in any case tries to be as positive as possible: “I would be lying if I said that we are not perplexed or that this does not distract us, but I am also very confident. When you are in a big storm, you have to be united and stay strong” .