UEFA’s VAR controversy: The Champions League will never be the same again
UEFA’s VAR controversy: The Champions League will never be the same again: We’ll take you through all the latest news, transfer updates and fixtures available in the high-stakes Champions League, as it returns for a back-to-back stint.
The controversy surrounding the VAR decision in the West Ham game will continue, while Thomas Tuchel and the team worry about Champions League. The first match of the tournament will be against Zagreb on Tuesday.
Outside of football though, more work has to be done in-midst of the transfer season, with a new sporting director needed. However, if Todd Boehly can convince any of the frontrunners, they may take on the role.
Tuchel is happy to end his involvement in the appointments of Marina Granovskaia’s and Petr Cech heirs. Tuchel’s full energy will be devoted to coaching now, after being involved in appointing this pair. There are different views on the role of a sporting director at different clubs and countries, with many considering it a very important role.
I had a lot of fun working with Petr Cech, who was a great communicator. I also enjoyed his involvement in the academy and building the culture for the club. It has been big adjustment not to have him around anymore. It is not my responsibility to find or build a new structure.
Follow Chelsea throughout the day with our team. We’ll keep you up to date on everything Chelsea. Today we learned about an injury boost and an arrival. Here are four things we spotted at Chelsea training today.
Wesley Fofana arrived at Chelsea from Leicester City in a $70-million deal. After only two training sessions, the Frenchman started the 2-1 victory over West Ham United on Saturday.
You doubt Fofana has had much time to unpack his things because yesterday he was at Chelsea’s training base in Cobham and this afternoon with the first-team squad that flew out to Croatia.
Fofana has been seen joking with staff and found a youthful energy, an attribute that is bolstered further by his age. With Thiago Silva out, Fofana will be expected to come off the bench tomorrow night in hopes of making his first appearance in the Champions League.
We thought Thiago should have a break from playing football on the same day that he flew after playing every minute in such intense matches.
Thomas Tuchel has evaluated the VAR verdict from the Chelsea vs West Ham and thinks that it was correct. He also praised the referee in question
The player has said they will not comment on the situation because they are worried about getting in trouble. They understand the anger from his supporters, and has complained about blatant decision that have been made that would be overturned with replay.
Kovacic talked about his fitness, what he heard from Gvardiol, and how he felt after speaking with Aubameyang. How is your fitness? I’m getting better day by day because I had knee problems with the national team and in preseason. I need to get my sharpness and fitness back but games and training are there for it so I’m looking forward to being better every day.
Aubameyang is looking great in training, but I haven’t seen him yet because he trained yesterday with the team. He’s scored goals everywhere. We’re looking forward to having him in the squad and will be a big addition to Chelsea.
Gary Neville wants to implement a VAR system to help with the confusion that comes with the Chelsea and Arsenal Premier League fixtures.
The VAR system has faced a severe backlash this past weekend. The operator at Stockley Park is urging supporters to be patient as Neville- who played for Manchester United – has an idea to help with the VAR usage issue.
One of the analysts at Sky Sports, and I spoke at half time today to discuss the incident in which Kane tripped Eriksen and then fell on his leg that led to his Achilles tendonitus. We continuously watched the video back and talked about it during the first half.