Thomas Tuchel has sent Anthony Taylor and his refereeing team a quick message ahead of the weekend's London derby in the Premier League between Chelsea and Tottenham.
This message coincides at a time whereby the hugely unpopular Anthony Taylor with Blues supporters will be overseeing the clash between the two London rivals. Taylor's unpopularity with Chelsea fans stems back to a history of decisions that have ultimately cost the west Londoners in various fixtures down the years.
Last season for example, Taylor officiated Thomas Tuchel's side as they drew 1-1 at Anfield on matchday two of the league season, and he sent off Reece James for handball before halftime. That was just one instance where Chelsea fans have felt hard done by due to Taylor. The 43-year-old also sent off Mateo Kovacic in the 2020 FA Cup final with a harsh decision, missed Emi Martinez's handball outside the box in the same game, and didn't give a handball call against Alexis Sanchez as he went on to score in the 2017 final, as well as giving a freekick against Chelsea for a kung-fu challenge on Marcos Alonso in 2019 against Tottenham.
