‘It messed with me mentally… it was a very low point’: Tammy Abraham reveals his struggles with Thomas Tuchel’s management before quitting Chelsea, as he hails new boss Jose Mourinho as ‘my uncle of Italy’
Tammy Abraham finished last season as Chelsea’s joint top scorer on 12 goalsHe was omitted from their FA Cup and Champions League final squads though The 24-year-old left the Blues for Roma last summer in a £34million transfer
Tammy Abraham has opened up about the end of his Chelsea career admitting that Thomas Tuchel’s decisions to omit him in their biggest games provided a ‘low point’ in his career.
Last season was one full of upheaval for the Blues as club legend Frank Lampard was sacked as manager midway through it and replaced by Thomas Tuchel. However, the latter did guide the west London outfit to Champions League glory to end the term on a fabulous high note.
Despite the team success under Tuchel, the German’s appointment was a turning point in Abraham’s career with his boyhood club – whom he left last summer for Roma.
Tammy Abraham (left) says Thomas Tuchel’s decisions not to play him at Chelsea did ‘mess with me mentally’ last season – with the striker not starting a game under him from February
Abraham wasn’t in the matchday squad for the Blues’ FA Cup final defeat by Leicester City
And he was also omitted from their Champions League final success against Manchester City
The striker finished the season as the club’s joint-top goalscorer with Timo Werner on 12 goals but was just an onlooker as Tuchel continuously overlooked him.
This was emphasised by the fact the German, who was appointed in January 2021, didn’t start Abraham for a game since February and was left out of Chelsea’s squads for both the FA Cup final (1-0 defeat by…