When Thomas Tuchel stormed into his post-match press conference following Chelsea's defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in September, few expected him to be undertaking his final duties in the job. The media were still gathering as the Blues reeled from a shock defeat and a performance that was even more concerning.
The German coach was as flabbergasted as he was furious in his analysis in the immediate aftermath of the game. His summation did not leave much to be hopeful about.
"I'm angry at myself, I'm angry about our performance, this is a huge underperformance from all of us," he said. "It's not precise enough, it's not clinical enough, it's not aggressive enough on the ball, it's not determined enough, it's not good enough individually, it's not good enough as a team."
