Thomas Tuchel says he isn’t expecting to be loved by his players as he delivers some tough love

Thomas Tuchel says he isn’t expecting to be loved by his players as he delivers some tough love

This led Tuchel to call his players in to Cobham the day after the game to have a meeting and do some training. This tough love option was greeted with some reports that the players were unhappy about being called in.

But as the German boss points out, he too had to come in on his day off and he says he is not expecting to be loved by his players. Tuchel believes if you want to be loved by people then you shouldn’t be a football coach!

“I also had some plans on Sunday morning and they were cancelled, but this happens,” Tuchel explained ahead of Chelsea’s trip to Leeds as cited by Football London. “It is a very normal process. If you want to be loved on a daily basis, you should not become a football coach at a high level. It will simply not happen.