Thomas Tuchel needs to cut out the excuses and turn Chelsea back into a clean sheet machine.
There is no avoiding the facts that were on display in their friendly against Arsenal in the United States at the weekend. In a 4-0 defeat, they were out-thought and out-fought, something which hasn’t happened to the Blues for some time against their London rivals.
Are Chelsea ready to be title contenders next season? At this stage, no. They are undercooked. Will they be ready to kick off the season starting against Everton on August 6? The evidence is sketchy - a knock on from the instability of Roman Abramovich being forced to sell up, and new owners coming in.
