"Of course." That was the blunt two-word answer Thomas Tuchel gave after being asked whether or not the 2-2 draw with Wolves felt like a defeat. Tuchel saw his Chelsea side go 2-0 up at Stamford Bridge, but the points were shared after goals from Francisco Trincao and Conor Coady.
"It's about the structure, where you lose the ball, individual positions, then opponent takes a crazy approach because they have nothing to lose," Tuchel said about Chelsea's performance in the last 15 minutes. "We could not score the third one, huge chances to score the third."
Chelsea had been in cruise control before Trincao's strike, with Romelu Lukaku scoring a quick-fire brace to put the Blues two goals to the good. The 28-year-old scored his first and second Premier League goals in 2022 - and they were much-needed.
