Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has been named 2021 World Manager of the Year by the International Football Federation (FIFA). This was reported on Monday, January 17, by the Sport-Express newspaper.
The award ceremony took place at the organization’s headquarters in Zurich and took place online. At the same time, Italian head coach Roberto Mancini and Manchester City coach Josep Guardiola also claimed the title of the best coach of last year.
Thomas Tuchel, 48, has been coaching Chelsea since January 2021.
Earlier, on December 8, 2021, the players of the St. Petersburg “Zenith” in stoppage time drew (3:3) the match against the British. Thus, the Russians took third place in the Champions League group and will play in the Europa League in the spring.
The head coach of the St. Petersburg team, Sergei Semak, praised their game against the London Chelsea. According to him, the team deservedly entered the Eurospring.
Former Zenit head coach Vlastimil Petrzhela, in turn, noted that the English club did not release the strongest players for the match, as it had already reached the Champions League playoffs. Petrjela added that the Chelsea players did not perform as well as during the group stage.
Source: IZ
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