Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has backed new signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to break the No 9 curse and create his own history. Aubameyang signed for Chelsea on deadline day for £10m and will reunite with Tuchel after their time together at Dortmund. He scored 79 goals in 95 games before moving to Arsenal in 2018. He was stripped of the captaincy by current manager Mikel Arteta and moved to Barcelona last January.
“Auba is not afraid of the past and what a number means. He is ready to fight to create his own history, taking the number nine means he is brave enough,” Thomas Tuchel said about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. “Auba from my point of view has always been happy to fight for something and to accept the challenge, so the more challenges he has the better it is.”
“If he wants to overcome the No 9 curse, or if he wants to show somebody in London he’s better than certain people think he is, then the more the better,” he added. “Because he’s up for that and he’s happy. I know him as (being) very focused and in general a person with a very open heart and very happy to be on the pitch every day. This is what we wanted, he’s a very positive influence on the training group. He’s up for any challenge, he’s happy to be on the pitch to score goals and this is what we want. We must make sure that he gets a mask, and provide him with a mask to protect his jaw. So we will start to try with a mask from next week.”
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