Thomas Tuchel stays unbeaten as Chelsea head coach, however at present’s 1-1 draw at St Mary’s wasn’t something to be completely satisfied about. Chelsea might have dominated possession, however posed little risk on the opposition objective, particularly after the primary quarter of an hour.
And because of a uncommon lapse in stated dominance, and focus, a second-half penalty was solely adequate for a share of the spoils towards a workforce that had are available in on the again of an historic six-match shedding streak. A win may need put a constructive spin on the efficiency, however because it was, we have been left to rue the dearth of a innovative within the ultimate third.
That’s in fact a by no means unfamiliar drawback at Chelsea, and one which Tuchel has but to actually clear up. Earlier than the sport, Tuchel urged focus and stated he’s nonetheless studying about his gamers. One imagines he realized just a few harsh classes at present.
“We not solely had possession however good possession within the opponent half [but] within the final 20 metres we lacked high quality and that’s the fact. We lacked dedication, aggressiveness and extra one on one probabilities. We managed 80 metres, all counter assaults [but] once you management the match like this and also you want a penalty to attain, you see the issue is evident.
“I believe we ended nearly each likelihood ourselves, there was no want to save lots of balls or do spectacular defending. We made mistaken choices, slipping, hitting balls too exhausting, too brief, to the mistaken man, within the mistaken second, total it was not sufficient hazard when you’re there. We lacked precision, that’s clear.
“[…] we have to take the alternatives for counter-attacks, use our velocity higher and if we don’t do it, it will get tougher and tougher to attain. We didn’t take the probabilities at present.”
-Thomas Tuchel; supply: BBC
It solely will get tougher for Chelsea from right here, with Atlético Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool (only in the near past rescheduled), Everton, Leeds United, and Atlético once more developing within the subsequent three weeks.
We had been making what felt like regular progress. As we speak was a step again. How will we react?
