Tuchel keen to add Club World Cup crown to Chelsea trophy cabinet
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said he was relishing the
chance to win more silverware at the Premier League side as he prepares the
team for their Club World Cup campaign next month.
European champions Chelsea face either UAE Pro League side
Al Jazira, AFC Champions League winners Al Hilal or Tahiti's AS Pirae in their
semi-final clash at Abu Dhabi's Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium on Feb. 9.
Tuchel said he was looking forward to winning a third title
since being named the London team's boss last year, after also guiding them to
the UEFA Super Cup crown.
"Once you're in it you're pretty excited," Tuchel
told the club website https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/01/30/tuchel-outlines-plans-for-the-club-world-cup.
"Once you're not in it, it's a competition that has not the highest focus
on and highest value. It seems like this in Europe, or only for me.
"But once you're in it and you start planning it and
you see it coming on the horizon it is quite exciting."
Chelsea last played in the competition in 2012, losing 1-0
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Corinthians in the final in Japan.
Tuchel said his team should take the next step this year and
join Manchester United and Liverpool as the only English winners of the trophy.
"It's a big opportunity to win an extraordinary trophy
which is far from daily business and that's why we'll do anything to take the
chance to make it happen," Tuchel said.
The Club World Cup takes place from Feb. 3-12 in the United
Arab Emirates.
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