Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has spoken out after missing out on a Premier League award this week.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was named as the Premier League Manager of the Month for March on Friday:
Shaping the team in his image 👏
Mikel Arteta’s fine work at @Arsenal earns him @BarclaysFooty‘s Manager of the Month award for March#PLAwards | @m8arteta pic.twitter.com/FZub2YZoAA
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 1, 2022
Arsenal played out four matches last month, which saw them beat Watford 3-2, Leicester City 2-0 and Aston Villa 1-0, whilst also losing to Liverpool by two goals to nil.
Given that both Chelsea and Liverpool went unbeaten during the month of March, the decision to give the award to Arteta is somewhat odd.
The Blues would beat Burnley 4-0, Norwich 3-1 and Newcastle 1-0 last month. One less game than Arsenal, yes, but they did not lose and won their games by more convincing scorelines overall.
Tuchel’s snub for the Premier League MOTM award led to the Gemran being asked about it in his pre-Brentford press conference.
Frank praises Tuchel
And whilst Tuchel did not pick up the award this month, he has still been praised by a fellow manager.
Chelsea take on Brentford on Saturday afternoon in a Premier League tie.
And ahead of the game, Bees boss Thomas Frank has been praising Tuchel: “He has done a very impressive job at Chelsea. It’s clear when he came in, adjusted a few bits and won the Champions League – which is impressive.”
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