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BEFORE HIS BAD MOMENT IN CHELSEA

Koulibaly failed in his choice after Barça opted for Koundé

Published:2/11/2022 - 13:41h

Updated:2/11/2022 - 13:41h

Kalidou Koulibaly has been one of the 'victims' of Chelsea's change of coach by losing his great supporter on the bench, Thomas Tuchel. Even so, the Senegalese wants to continue fighting for a place in Graham Potter's eleven

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In the past market of summer, Kalidou Koulibaly became one of the most wished pieces in Europe. The then central of the Napoli finished recalando in the rows of Chelsea like spare of Antonio Rüdiger. Even it became an option for the FC Barcelona, but remained descartada after the culés did with Jules Koundé. However, his arrival to London has not had the results expected in the middle of the problems that crosses the team of Stamford Bridge.

The Senegalese arrived to the staff of the 'blues' by request expresses of Thomas Tuchel, but the German finished being destituido in front of the bad results to give step to Graham Potter, the one who arrived to the bench with a philosophy and diagram of game totally different, what has repercutido seriously in the case of the defender that continues without finding his place in Chelsea.

Like this it has manifested it in his statements for the 'Ran della Sera', regretting that the míster current does not award him the same confidence that had with Tuchel: "I Arrived with a trainer that wanted me at all costs, and afterwards left . So much Tuchel like Potter play with three defences, I was accustomed to four in the Napoli. But never you leave to learn".

Even so, it sustains that his intention keeps on being to shine in the English picture: "I Want to make history in Chelsea, want to win the English championship. The Premier is the best championship of the world, no so tactical like Italy but much more extreme, but it is necessary to achieve it here after playing in Italy. I spoke with Thiago Silva, change impressions on how is to defend in each place. I do not know if it was the suitable election, is different, but for a defence is very important to have learnt in the Italian school of strategies, is necessary".

The reason of his "no" to the Juve

In his statements, the Senegalese also has manifested that received some proposals to continue in the Italian football, but that because of a question of values and loyalty to the team partenopeo, finished for refusing: "That if had offers of Italian teams? Yes, but I did not accept them. The Juventus? A T-shirt that could not carry, by faith and also by respect".

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