Leicester City beat Chelsea to win the FA cup for the first time.
“It is such an amazing feeling, in particular as a British coach,” Rodgers told BBC Radio 5 Live. “I have grown up watching this all my life and to be eventually be here and be a winner in the FA Cup is special.
“I knew we had prepared very well. The players have shown through the season they can fight, have quality and have a desire to win. We were playing against the Champions League finalists, with quality and the level they have been at. But I thought tactically we were brilliant.”
Chelsea boss Tuchel felt VAR decisions proved decisive in the game.
“The players said straight away it was a handball,” he said of the ball appearing to hit Ayoze Perez’s hand in the build up to the goal.
“So now for the second game in a row there was a handball against us, and VAR is not interfering. Against Arsenal there was one on the line, and again today, and they are very decisive.
“I’m not an expert in handball any more, I don’t know when it’s handball or not.
“I don’t know any more when they need to punish it or it’s OK to play with the hand.
“We were unlucky today. But there’s never any guarantee you’ll end up with a trophy.”
