Tuchel Disappointed That Chelsea Only Drew With Newcastle

JAKARTA - Chelsea received an unsatisfactory result against Everton in the 17th week of the 2021/2022 Premier League. Appearing at home, the Blues were only able to close the game with a 1-1 draw.

Seeing the unsatisfactory final result achieved by his team at their own headquarters, Thomas Tuchel admitted he was very disappointed.

In the match which took place at Stamford Bridge Stadium, Chelsea actually appeared ahead through the execution of Mason Mount in the 70th minute. However, the image of victory was dispelled four minutes later because Everton could equalize through Jarrad Branthwaite.

Chelsea actually had many reasons to win the game. They control all aspects of the game, from the number of shots to the percentage of ball possession.

However, these slick statistics are clearly meaningless if there are no more goals scored than the opposing team. It must be admitted, the bluntness of the front line was the main factor for Chelsea's failure to win from this match and made the coach disappointed.

"Yes, of course disappointed. Wasting another lead and if you look at our efforts in a game like this, the effort we needed to score and the effort the opponent took to score the equaliser, it's hard to accept," Tuchel was quoted as saying by Chelsea's official website. , Friday December 17th.

Furthermore, Tuchel also regretted the appearance of his foster children who wasted many opportunities. In fact, they were able to overcome the deadlock in the first half when they entered the second half.

"I think we missed a lot of big chances in the first half to get a result and in the second half we didn't find a consistent rhythm and tried to give energy off the bench, but it's clear it's a bit tough.

The Blues could have done better than this, but they were forced to lose several important players in this match due to the Covid-19 infection. Even though it was a strong reason, Tuchel was reluctant to take cover behind this pretext.

"It's clear that we lost a lot of players (because of Covid-19) and, not just players, but big personalities, regular starters, that's a fact. But we're not going to use that as an excuse."