Thomas Tuchel believes his players must run harder after three heavy home defeats but has denied that Chelsea’s recent struggles at Stamford Bridge are down to laziness.
Chelsea, who have conceded 11 goals in their past three home games, are under pressure to raise their level before hosting West Ham on Sunday. They made more defensive errors during their 4-2 defeat to Arsenal last Wednesday and Tuchel, who also saw Brentford and Real Madrid run riot at Stamford Bridge this month, has been forced to consider whether the European champions have grown lazy.