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Tom Coley

Thomas Tuchel has 100 Frank Lampard problems at Chelsea that have come sooner than expected

Thomas Tuchel couldn't see the result coming for Chelsea but he did forsee the early season trouble. His negativity and pessimism in pre-season was reason to worry and not even a group of statement signings can change that.

Speaking after the 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb, starting the Champions League group stages with a woeful performance that largely typified the season so far for Chelsea, Tuchel looked like a man with too much going on. His honest answer claiming that "everything" was going wrong was evidence enough.

It wasn't a tongue in cheek comment or one designed to deflect attention away from his players, he did that strongly enough with some scathing indirect quotes which he will hope can draw a response from his side, but was Tuchel's brain working overdrive and being unable to decipher just how tough things are and where he goes from here?

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