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Thomas Tuchel: 'Government calls on Roman Abramovich chants too much'

Tuchel: 'Government calls on fan chants too much'
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Head coach Thomas Tuchel questions the decision of the British government to get involved with condemning chants made by Chelsea fans in favour of Roman Abramovich.

Head coach Thomas Tuchel has suggested that he was left perplexed as to why the British government felt the need to comment on chants in favour of Roman Abramovich from Chelsea supporters.

In recent games, Blues fans have showed their support of the club's long-term owner, who has been sanctioned by the British government due to his links with Russia president Vladimir Putin.

Tuchel was quick to condemn travelling supporters at the recent fixture against Burnley, who interrupted a show of support for Ukraine by chanting Abramovich's name.

However, after a government spokesperson described such behaviour as "completely inappropriate" on Monday, Tuchel felt the response was unnecessary at the current time.

Speaking to reporters at a press conference, Tuchel said: "I heard about it just some minutes ago. In these times, I don't know if this is the most important subject to be discussed in parliament. If fan chants need to be discussed in parliament, maybe we need to worry about the priority of discussions.

"No need to comment from me. We have far more urgent things to discuss and to handle."

The government will also be involved in the sale of Chelsea with Abramovich unable to profit from parting ways with the Premier League club.

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