Perhaps Chelsea are in no position to be turning their noses up at Cristiano Ronaldo after all.
They can’t score, they can’t defend, they have players wanting out and they reek of complacency. Thomas Tuchel pulled no punches in his damning assessment of his team after they were crushed 4-0 by an Arsenal team preparing for the new season over an identical amount of time.
“There’s a difference between being tired and playing like this,” fumed the Blues boss. “We were absolutely beaten by a team that does not play in the Champions League next season. A team that is behind us - yet it seems, at the moment, far ahead of us.
