Chelsea's foundation crumbles
There have been very few occasions during his time as Chelsea head coach that Thomas Tuchel has been genuinely angered by a performance. But last night, after his side's 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid, he was more frustrated, more irritated, more annoyed than in any of his previous post-match press conferences. And there have been plenty over the past 14 months.
"We were so far off our level in absolutely everything the game demands," the German said. "We can't expect a result from this kind of performance. It's on all of us. I'm included in this. Like I said, individually, we lost shape and challenges. Obviously, since the international break, we don't look the same, and I don't really have an explanation as we were on a long winning streak and were very competitive. The first half was not good enough by far."
