Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says it’s ‘strange’ not having Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea anymore (opens in a new tab)after the German was sacked last month.
Aubameyang reunited with Tuchel – previously his boss at Borussia Dortmund (opens in a new tab)where the two maintained a great bond – when he joined the Blues from Barcelona (opens in a new tab) the deadline day of the summer transfer window.
But the old Arsenal (opens in a new tab) The captain’s Chelsea debut – a shock 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League – proved to be Tuchel’s last game in charge. Graham Potter was then appointed head coach.
Despite the reunion lasting barely a week, Aubameyang admits the post-Tuchel era is taking some getting used to. In an interview with BBC Sports33 year old man describe (opens in a new tab) the situation:
“A bit strange obviously – but now I’ve been in the business for a long time… so I know how football works; it can be part of football. Obviously I find it a bit strange; I’m human, you know , it is what it is.
“Obviously we’re focused now on getting to the top, and I think that’s the main goal now. We have a new coach with a very clear idea, a positive guy too – so we’re let’s focus on that and I’m looking forward to that.”
Under Potter, Aubameyang scored his first Chelsea goals: he equalized in the 2-1 win at Crystal Palace (opens in a new tab) last time in the Premier League and then struck again as the Blues recorded their first Champions League victory of the season on Wednesday by beating AC Milan (opens in a new tab) 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea welcome Wolves (opens in a new tab) in their next league game on Saturday, before facing Milan in Italy three days later.
