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Charlie Wilson

Three ways Chelsea could line-up vs Southampton as Thomas Tuchel hopes to bounce back

Thomas Tuchel will be hoping his Chelsea put in a bounce-back performance this weekend after consecutive home losses following the international break. The Blues have put in two below-par performances and have lost comfortably to Brentford and Real Madrid.

Their midweek clash with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu will undoubtedly be on Tuchel's mind this week, with Chelsea also out of the title picture with Liverpool and Manchester City battling for the top spot.

The international break appears to have halted the momentum of Tuchel's side, who were in fine form throughout February and March but now have it all to do to re-establish their confidence. The German coach is at a loss to explain the deficiencies in some aspects of Chelsea's April performances so far.

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