Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang comments on Chelsea stint, forgettable debut, Thomas Tuchel

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has acknowledged that the solitary crushed wherefore helium joined Chelsea successful 2022 was to reunite with Thomas Tuchel.

After a seven-month stint with Barcelona successful which helium scored 13 goals successful 24 appearances, Aubameyang was identified by Tuchel and the club's caller owners arsenic the players to bolster their productivity successful the last third.

Instead, Aubameyang contributed conscionable 3 goals from 21 outings successful a disastrous spell astatine Stamford Bridge, spending a play retired of contention until Frank Lampard replaced Graham Potter towards the extremity of 2022-23.

Aubameyang has since gone connected to nett freely for French giants Marseille and Al Qadsiah, the seasoned impressing successful the Saudi Pro League with six strikes successful 12 games.

Nevertheless, successful a wide-ranging interrogation with David Ornstein of The Athletic, Aubameyang has addressed his clip with Chelsea, admitting that it did not spell according to program from the start.

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'I didn't recognise him'

The 35-year-old revealed that the solitary origin for joining Chelsea was to reunite with Tuchel, a caput manager that had got the champion retired of him during their memorable stint with Borussia Dortmund.

On this occasion, though, a time aft Aubameyang made his debut against Dinamo Zagreb wearing a protective disguise for a breached jaw, Tuchel was sacked by caller co-owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.

He said: "When you get determination (new), you privation to amusement consecutive distant you're involved. It was the worst crippled of my life, but I did it due to the fact that I had to play.

"I retrieve that time due to the fact that I didn't recognise him (Tuchel). It was not the feline I knew a fewer years ago. We had a adjacent relationship. He was the lone feline who truly understood maine successful Dortmund. At Chelsea, it was similar thing was wrong. I felt helium was not enjoying his time.

"We mislaid (1-0) and helium was p**sed off. Usually, helium would spell brainsick but helium came to the dressing country and past left. I was like, 'This is not the feline I know. Very strange'. The adjacent day, helium was sacked."

Tuchel has since been appointed arsenic the caller manager of England, his archetypal fixture being a World Cup qualifier against Albania connected March 21.

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Ambitious Aubameyang

Aubameyang's existent absorption is trying to support Al Qadsiah successful contention astatine the apical of the Saudi Pro League table, his nine presently sitting successful 3rd position.

His federation Gabon are besides bidding to suffice for their first-ever World Cup successful 2026. As it stands, they beryllium successful 2nd spot successful their group, 1 constituent adrift of Ivory Coast aft 4 games.

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