Aubameyang reunited with Tuchel when he joined the Blues from Barcelona last month – only for his former boss to be sacked soon after
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says it's "strange" to no longer have Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea, following the German's sacking last month.
Aubameyang reunited with Tuchel – previously his boss at Borussia Dortmund, where the two enjoyed a great bond – when he joined the Blues from Barcelona on deadline day of the summer transfer window.
But the former Arsenal captain's Chelsea debut – a shock 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League – proved to be Tuchel's last match in charge. Graham Potter was subsequently appointed as head coach.
Friends (briefly) reunited: Aubameyang and Tuchel together at Chelsea (Image credit: Chelsea FC via Getty Images)
Despite the reunion lasting barely a week, Aubameyang admits that the post-Tuchel era is taking some getting used to. In an interview with BBC Sport, the 33-year-olddescribed the situation:
"A bit strange, obviously – but now, I'm a long time in the business ... so I know how football works; this can be part of football. Obviously, I find it a bit strange; I'm human, you know. It is what it is.
"Obviously, now we focus on getting to the top, and I think this is the main target now. We have a new coach with a really clear idea, a positive guy as well – so we focus on that and I'm looking forward to it."
Aubameyang celebrates his first Champions League goal for Chelsea in typical fashion (Image credit: Chelsea FC via Getty Images)
Under Potter, Aubameyang has scored his first Chelsea goals: he grabbed the equaliser in the 2-1 win at Crystal Palace last time out in the Premier League, then struck again as the Blues recorded their first Champions League win of the season on Wednesday by beating AC Milan 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.
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Chelsea host Wolves in their next league outing on Saturday, before facing Milan in Italy three days later.
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Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...
