Chelsea’s German coach, Thomas Tuchel, was irritated when he was repeatedly asked at press conferences for his opinion and position on the controversy Chelsea suffered as a result of the war between Russia and Ukraine and which led to Roman Abramovich ceding the club’s administration. .

In the previous conference where Chelsea faced Luton Town for the FA Cup (the game is this Wednesday at 16:15 in Chile) the coach had been consulted about Abramovich’s situation and his position on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

In that regard and in the midst of questioning, Tuchel interrupted the reporters.

“No, listen to me. Listen to me. Enough. They have to stop, I am not a politician. They really need to stop. I can only repeat and I even feel bad repeating it because I have never experienced anything like war. Just talking about it makes me feel bad that I have the privilege of sitting here quietly. I did my best but you should stop asking me this kind of question. I have no answer for you,” he explained.

Although he acknowledged that the situation had affected him and the team, he asked that the question be directed to football.

“It sucks. It’s terrible. There’s no other opinion on it, but why should we be more bothered? It’s out there. We know that there are more important things than football right now. But this will never change and we can’t. do nothing.”

In particular about the situation of Abramovich, who has been linked to illicit actions and is close to Vladimir Putin, Tuchel clarified that “It is too much for me to answer that question. I don’t know the details and not the whole situation.”

Closed orthos this week awarded by Tuchel pic.twitter.com/5r1JY73hys

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