Thomas Tuchel sets Kalidou Koulibaly focus after Rafa Benitez raises main issues
Chelsea as of late finished the marking of Kalidou Koulibaly, who has been sent an objective by his new director Thomas Tuchel following his £34million appearance from Napoli
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has set an objective to new £34million marking Kalidou Koulibaly after previous Blues supervisor Rafa Benitez raised worries over the Senegalese place back.
Tuchel's side finished their second marking of the late spring in the early long stretches of Saturday morning, getting the safeguard from Napoli on a four-year contract. The 31-year-old has made a trip to America to interface up with his new partners for their pre-season friendlies.
In any case, worries over how Koulibaly will suit the Premier League have been raised by Benitez, who likewise dealt with the safeguard at Napoli during his short stretch in Naples somewhere in the range of 2013 and 2015.
Benitez accepts the safeguard should work on his focus and his ability to fly to arrive at the levels Chelsea will expect to have him at in the wake of marking him as a swap for Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen.
Examining Koulibaly, the Spaniard told The Athletic : "He should work on his focus on occasion. He can be at real fault for losing center and can be arrogant, however he has been tremendously compelling at Napoli and individuals I know and trust have let me know that he has been the best place back in Italy during this time.
"This season will be the Premier League for himself and he could be fine for the way that Tuchel needs to play. He has likenesses with Rudiger - he is truly adept at running with the ball, he's great with the two feet.
"Is it true or not that he is somewhat excessively decent? We will see what occurs at Chelsea. As I said, in Italy he was fine since he was so speedy, however I question he will be so prevailing here.
"Ability to fly wasn't his greatest strength however in Italy, that made a difference a piece less and he was alright. It will be fascinating to perceive how that creates in the Premier League yet he was in every case exceptionally quick to learn. He invested energy with me and my staff subsequent to instructional courses to chip away at his heading and working on his procedure."
Regardless of Benitez's remarks, Tuchel has supported the middle back to succeed and has requested that him imitate Chelsea's veteran star safeguard Thiago Silva.
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