Angry Thomas Tuchel lashed out at his players, accusing them of lacking effort, courage and cutting edge after Chelsea were beaten on penalties by Charlotte FC.
Christian Pulisic netted in the first half for the Blues in his homeland in front of a partisan crowd as his side dominated.
But Chelsea couldn’t find a second goal - raising concerns that once again that they lack the firepower of Liverpool and Manchester City having missed out on Robert Lewandowski. Charlotte equalised from the spot through forward Daniel Rios before Conor Gallagher missed in the shootout.
