Head coach Thomas Tuchel was very upset after Chelsea’s loss-like draw against Zenit.
Tuchel was not satisfied with the spirit of the players’ competition
Last night, Chelsea were held to a 3-3 draw by Zenit in the final round of the Champions League group stage. Twice taking the lead thanks to goals from Timo Werner, but the Blues were divided by the Russian “giants” in injury time. This result caused coach Thomas Tuchel’s army to lose the top spot in Group H to Juventus, who won against Malmo in the match at the same time.
The draw like losing in Russia has exposed the problem in the Chelsea defense. They have conceded 6 goals in just the last 2 matches. The West London team won only 1 of the last 4 matches in all competitions. The decline of the Blues has made coach Thomas Tuchel very angry. The German military leader said that the students played sloppily, lacked determination and concentration.
In the press conference after the Zenit match, Tuchel spoke at length about the lack of concentration of the Chelsea players, thereby causing the team to lose the top spot in the Premier League and Champions League in just a few days.
“We need to show a higher intensity and a higher level of focus,” says Tuchel. These basics needed to be pushed to the next level when Chelsea were in the lead, but that didn’t happen today.
If you follow Chelsea, you know we conceded six goals in two games. Chelsea took the lead 4 times in these 2 matches but the final result was not as expected. Can’t be satisfied with today’s game and the loss to West Ham.
The players entered the game well but every time they took the lead, they sagged. When concentration and intensity are reduced to 5 or 10%, we are punished by the opponent. So the players need to remain focused throughout the game, whatever the score,” added the German coach.