Throughout his Chelsea tenure, Thomas Tuchel has always played it straight with the media. Of course, he will protect his players when required and not reveal every detail of the day-to-day happenings at Cobham, but when a subject is broached in a press conference, the German never shies away from giving an honest answer.
That approach served the Chelsea head coach incredibly well during the latter half of the season in which the club was put up for sale by Roman Abramovich and forced to operate under the strict sanctions imposed upon the Russian oligarch by the UK government and EU.
Tuchel became a statesman-like figure, a trusted, empathic and reassuring voice amid the chaos. It won him the hearts of many Chelsea supporters and strengthened his position at the club to such an extent the new ownership group led by Todd Boehly views the 48-year-old as an indispensable figure.
