Thomas Tuchel has played down comparisons between his own appointment at Chelsea and Manchester United’s managerial situation after Solskjaer was sacked.
The Norwegian manager was axed on Sunday after overseeing five defeats in United’s last seven Premier League games, with Michael Carrick placed in charge on a caretaker basis until a new coach is appointed.
Chelsea found themselves in a similar position last campaign, with their club legend, Frank Lampard, sacked in January with the club in ninth place in the table.
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But Tuchel’s arrival gingered the club and they would go on to secure a top-four finish as well as winning the UEFA Champions League, continuing that superb form this campaign.
The Red devils will be hoping for a similarly transformative effect from the manager they decide to appoint, though Tuchel – who was reluctant to talk about his colleague’s sack – does not believe it will be that.
Asked if United will hope to emulate Chelsea’s turnaround, and how easy it was to achieve, Tuchel said: ‘I cannot say easy, that will devalue my – our – effort.
‘Listen, I’m in the best place possible at this moment, so I’m a happy coach and I’m a happy person so in the moment where I am is perfect and that’s what I try to transmit and maybe what everybody feels. I am in the right place and the right spot.
‘So is the question really if somebody else copies that? I don’t know. If so, everybody sacks the coach now in January to win the Champions League.
‘Don’t find any things where there are no things to find and don’t start to interpret stuff where there is nothing to interpret. I am absolutely the wrong person to ask about it, it’s none of my business. They do what they do and I have nothing to say about it, that’s it.’
Asked what he made of United’s decision, Tuchel said: ‘Well, not too much actually because we had an away game on Saturday and a home game on Tuesday and then we play Man United so we don’t think about Man United today or tomorrow.
‘We are pretty occupied with preparing the Juventus game and I will not comment on this decision and other clubs’ coaching decisions, it’s simply not my job to do.’
