Chelsea manager Tomas Tuchel pointed out that the new striker of the Blues, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, is not afraid of the number nine, who is considered by many to be haunted in that club.
The number nine on the back did not bring luck at Stamford Bridge to goalscorers such as Fernando Torres, Radamel Falcao, Gonzalo Higuaín and Alvaro Morata.
“Aubameyang is not afraid of the past and everything that that number carries. He is ready to write his own history, and taking the nine shows how brave he is. If he wants to break the curse of number nine or if he wants to prove in London that he is better than some think, so much the better. I know him as a person who is focused and who has an open heart and who is happy on the field every day. This is exactly what we wanted, a positive influence on the group”, Tuchel said at the press conference ahead of the Premier League match against West Ham.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang reinforced Chelsea yesterday, on the last day of the transfer window, and the English club paid Barcelona 12 million euros for him.
