Chelsea brought in Tuchel to replace Frank Lampard last month and he has made an instant impact with ten points from the Blues’ last four league games.
The Blues are very much back in the race to finish in the top four and the German seems to have managed to revive their season.
Ismael will face Tuchel’s Chelsea on Thursday night in the fifth round of the FA Cup and they did square off in Germany as well when the current Barnsley boss was in charge of Wolfsburg.
The 45-year-old has revealed that creativity and adaptability are the key tenets of Tuchel’s football and his tactical systems will make a Chelsea much more flexible side.
Ismael also believes the German will improve the young players at Chelsea and insisted that he is a good appointment for the Blues.
“I don’t know him personally”, Ismael told The Athletic.
“I just spoke to him shortly before that Wolfsburg game and after.
“As a coach, he is more possession-based, but he’s really creative, adaptable.
“All his teams play a lot of systems. He can play 3-4-3 and, if it doesn’t work, five minutes later he will change shape to be more effective. It’s the quality of a big manager.
“It’s good for Chelsea, he can work with the young guys and he can give the team more flexibility.
“I think it’s a great [manager] transfer for Chelsea.
“With Wolfsburg, we lost 3-0 away.
“Dortmund were unbelievable that year, he brought Dortmund to another level.”
Tuchel may view the FA Cup as a realistic first trophy to win during his reign as Chelsea boss.
