Chelsea's difficulties this summer continue to stack up as Thomas Tuchel looks for solutions to several problems with the new campaign just over one week away. The Blues have struggled in pre-season and despite the fact the games have no real bearing on the next season, pressure seems to be mounting over the side.
In the transfer market, there have also been some prominent issues. The west London outfit were the 19th side out of 20 in the Premier League to make a signing and while another quickly followed, the squad turnover hasn't been quite as large as the manager had suggested previously.
It led to the German coach speaking out on the lack of signings as well as exits from the club after a devastating 4-0 loss to rivals Arsenal in America: "We had an urgent appeal for quality players. We signed two quality players, but we are not competitive like this," Tuchel told reporters. "It’s the same players.
