Chelsea’s great survivor and captain has been revitalised under Tuchel and wants to make up for last year’s Wembley disaster
“I always had this mentality of being open to new ideas,” César Azpilicueta says. “I never felt that I was fully complete because in my career I played different positions and I always tried to get the most out of them. Also that allowed me to look into players from different parts of the pitch and create different relationships in the team. When you have to change you have to pick up new relationships. With different managers, I’ve always been flexible.”
Azpilicueta, who is expected to start against Leicester in the FA Cup final on Saturday, is Chelsea’s great survivor. After struggling under Frank Lampard, the defender has rediscovered his poise since Thomas Tuchel’s appointment in January. Tuchel is the eighth manager for whom Azpilicueta has played since joining Chelsea in 2012 and he is the latest to find the job is easier with the unassuming Spaniard in the team.
