'I embrace the simplicity' - Why Thomas Tuchel makes perfect sense in Man United's new era

"I embrace the simplicity."

Thomas Tuchel made his disdain for transfer windows clear less than six months into his Chelsea job, describing them as "mood breakers" back in May 2021. The German coach succeeded Frank Lampard as Chelsea coach on January 26 of that year, meaning he didn't have to get involved in the spin cycle that is a Premier League winter transfer window.

With Erik ten Hag's future at Manchester United increasingly uncertain, Tuchel is being strongly linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer, with reports from Germany claiming the club has 'made contact' with the 50-year-old. With Tuchel in the frame for United, his initial role at Chelsea speaks volumes as to how he may fit into the evolving technical structure at Old Trafford in the Sir Jim Ratcliffe era.

Tuchel said back in 2021: "Transfer periods can be mood breakers. It was very tough to leave my family in Paris. This made it a huge simplicity here because it has been only about coaching. No second thoughts about bringing somebody in or letting somebody go.

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"We have stepped in to do what we can do best. A big part of my personality is on coaching and guiding my team and pushing it to the limit, no matter if we win or lose. I have zero ambition to ruin this atmosphere for myself or anybody else. Do we have some ideas how to improve the squad? Yes, but will we fight about it? No. We will discuss it and first of all we will finish this season. I embrace the simplicity. I hope I can continue to live like this because it is pure fun."

That approach certainly worked