{"id":145086,"date":"2023-11-15T13:44:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=145086"},"modified":"2023-11-15T13:44:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:44:45","slug":"i-won-champions-league-with-thomas-tuchel-at-chelsea-now-im-making-my-own-way-in-the-efl-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/sport\/i-won-champions-league-with-thomas-tuchel-at-chelsea-now-im-making-my-own-way-in-the-efl-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I won Champions League with Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea, now I'm making my own way in the EFL | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
JOE EDWARDS worked with Thomas Tuchel and Frank Lampard and helped Chelsea win the Champions League.<\/strong><\/p>\n Today he starts another chapter as new Millwall boss as they travel to bottom club Sheffield Wednesday.<\/p>\n Edwards, 37, was assistant to both bosses at Stamford Bridge and followed Lampard to work under him at Everton.<\/p>\n He recalls when Lampard was replaced at the Blues in January 2021 by Tuchel, who led the team to Euro glory.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cWhen Thomas inherited the team, it was abrupt. We\u2019d been top of the league in December and had a 17-game unbeaten run.<\/p>\n \u201cThe team and squad Frank built was very strong and it was also definitely fit.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had some poor results and, as is the case with Chelsea, that can prove costly for the manager.<\/p>\n \u201cThomas came in and respected what had been built, particularly the physical condition of the team and how we could work without the ball. He picked a system that suited the senior players.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cHe kept the plan and approach to each game simple, respecting the experience of the players and where they had come from under Frank.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom there he kept a lot of continuity in training, the message and consistency, and built a lot of momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS<\/strong><\/p>\n Ex-Lions boss Gary Rowett led them to eighth, 11th, ninth and eighth positions during his four seasons in charge and they just missed out on a play-off spot last season.<\/p>\n He left by mutual consent last month, with the club hoping to move into a more fluid, possession-based approach.<\/p>\n Edwards said: \u201cMy whole purpose and plan is to move in a slightly different direction in terms of playing style and the identity on the pitch. We must be mindful of that.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can look at the fact they just missed out on play-offs and say, \u2018Build on that\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cBut often it is not that simple where we go again and to build from the top half of the table.<\/p>\n \u201cThe reality is we\u2019ve had a slow start to the season so I see it as a process.\u00a0 There has been a steady way of working for a number of years under Gary, which has served the players well because they have played to their strengths.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a group, they\u2019ve been a tough team to play against.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to enhance some of that \u2014 it won\u2019t be a case of ripping everything up and starting from new.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019ll be an example of what happened at Chelsea when Thomas took over a team put into a good position by Frank.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019ll be a case of looking at what\u2019s working well and what makes this team tick.\u201d<\/p>\n The Championship is like the Prem now in terms of many clubs playing a more possession-based game rather than the up-and-at-\u2019em style the division was famous for.<\/p>\n Edwards added: \u201cFootball has always been heavily influenced by the arrival of different nationalities of coaches.<\/p>\n \u201cThey bring many different playing styles and as a coach you get influenced by seeing so much and having access.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s now an era where teams want possession and to dominate games that way.<\/p>\n \u201cIt gets to a point where if you don\u2019t move forward then you can get left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n
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