I think he would have clocked out anyway. I honestly don’t think he gives a shit about playing for Chelsea and is just here because we offered him a decent paycheque, regardless of whether Tuchel was here or not.
I’d go one further and say he doesn’t have the energy levels to do anything but check out. I think the person who said if he had it he would have put forth the effort against Arsenal at the very least was on to something.
I didn’t follow this guy closely, but I’m looking at his Medicals … and he had Malaria then Covid twice in a period of a year and a half.., THEN a diagnosed heart issue resulting from those events. Even if he cleared a physical … is he really ready to play at a high level week in, week out?
I also think this was the secret behind the annoyance with the Ronaldo interaction.
B: “what about Ronaldo?”
T:”no”
B:” why?”
T: “just no”
B to assistant Tuchel told him to talk to instead: “so why no Ronaldo?”
Assistant: “he’s old, past it, and he’s death to locker rooms”
B:”Ok, who does he want then?”
Assistant:” Pierre Emerick Aubamayang”
B:” But… wait……isn’t he also old and death to lock..”
Assistant:” MASTER SAID AUBAMAYANG!”
B: “Oooooook”
