Speaking in great depth about his methodology and his motivational techniques, the Chelsea boss explained that he even uses personality traits to help him decide which roles his players may thrive in.

‘Curiosity is a huge drive for these players because some of them are driven by a certain aggression – and by aggression, I don’t mean only in duels, but aggression for status, for being the captain, for being famous, being in the headlines,’ he told the programme.

‘This is also very common. So I have to think about that kind of aggression, and about their curiosity, and the third drive, which is to belong to a group and feel the connection to their team-mates. We all have all three of these drives in us all the time, but each person has a different level of each, where one is more dominant, and it has a huge correlation with deciding where to put them on the pitch.

‘You see, for example, the number 10s, the creative guys – they are very, very curious. You see the captains, and they impose a certain aggression towards winning, towards status, with a desire that is very positive. Then you get these guys who love to be in the group, love to work for others, who have this, like, water-carrier mentality. They love to make things easier for everybody – they love to be in the group, they don’t need to be doing interviews, don’t need to show anything. They just do their thing, make it easier for the others.’

Tuchel demonstrated that bold trust in his own judgement on Wednesday night, when he made the decision to bring substitute goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga on moments before the penalty shootout that decided the Super Cup tie against Villarreal. In doing so, he ensured that both his goalkeepers – Edouard Mendy and Kepa – played a key role in our latest trophy success.

However, he explained, looking ahead is the most important thing to do after achieving major success as a team.

‘You need to expect things to get more difficult now, because people are very aware now of our strengths and our capabilities,' he said. 'So it will be high-value to play against us now, and you can expect that things will get more difficult, or at minimum be the same degree of difficulty.

‘For that reason, you need to put those achievements aside. You cannot get by living on the past, it’s simply not possible in high-level sports.’

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