Chelsea verdict: Boss Tuchel should continue eating chocolate after his players bounce back in style at Southampton
THOMAS TUCHEL had to deliver some stern home truths to his Chelsea troops after they lost to Real Madrid earlier this week – a defeat which was preceded by a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Brentford.
And for the first time since arriving at Stamford Bridge, the Blues boss cut a frustrated figure.
The mild-mannered and soft-spoken German was clearly unhappy with his players’ performances after conceding seven goals in their last two matches.
And ahead of Saturday’s trip to St Mary’s to take on Southampton Tuchel, revealed he’d been up all night eating chocolate as he reviewed the Real Madrid game.
Well, Thomas, I think you need to restock your sweets cupboard because whatever you did worked to perfection.
A truly five-star performance and response from the players this afternoon.
Chelsea breezed past Saints in their own backyard, but the game was well and truly done and dusted with less than 30 minutes on the clock.
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The visitors were 4-0 up at half time and they’d barely even got out of second gear.
Despite their inconsistencies, Blues fans have seen this kind of scoreline on the horizon.
The west Londoners have had games where they’ve created so many chances. They took them in this game.
It was the exact response Tuchel demanded, but his players gave him so much more.
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They were scrapping in every tussle, winning the second ball and, most importantly, retrieving possession whenever they lost it.
Every player on the pitch played with maximum effort and delivered real quality.
Germany international Timo Werner has been poor for some time, but this was one of the best performances we have witnessed from him.
He was hungry for goals and was a constant threat.
This was the RB-Leipzig Werner Blues fans thought they’d landed when he joined for £40million two summers ago.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek played superbly in an unfamiliar role of wing-back, working his socks off running up and down the flank.
The England international and his fellow team-mates absolutely bossed the game from start to finish.
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Every player was deserving of a five-star rating.
But, more importantly, their reaction to Wednesday’s disappointing defeat to Real highlighted the respect and admiration they have for their diligent head coach.
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