Chelsea Coach Tuchel Tuchel Has Set A Target For The Top Four In The Premier League This Season

Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel (Photo: AFP via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel confirmed that his team is aiming for a top four position in the Premier League competition this season ahead of the first weekend against Everton at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, Saturday, August 6.

Quoted from the club's official website, Saturday, August 6, Tuchel continued that he did not rule out the possibility of competing for the title, but he was reluctant to put pressure on his team when the competition had not started.

"My feeling has always been that everyone is first in the race for the top four, and then second in the title race. I've never heard anything different from Jurgen (Klopp) or Pep (Guardiola)," said Tuchel.

"It's very ambitious and challenging, if you are in March or April in the title race, you are chasing the title. You make sure the top four because this is the priority and the main competition to take. We are challenging for that and there is no shame in it. "he continued, quoted from ANTARA.

The German coach continued if his squad was better prepared for the 2022/23 season after completing their pre-season tour of the United States.

Tuchel assesses at the moment based on pre-season, Arsenal are a very ready team because they have brought in one or two players to complete the squad and they know what they want to do.

In the last pre-season, Chelsea had to lose to Arsenal with a score of 0-4, but Tuchel thinks there are positive things that can be taken from the defeat.

"The race is on right now. It's kind of a wake-up call but it's hard to acknowledge and see. Maybe, it clears our minds and our hopes are right and to understand where we are and start over," explained Tuchel.

"My feeling, and the feeling of the team, is that we have nothing to be ashamed of, we have to be clear that we know there is a lot of work ahead. It's about being really focused and serious step by step."

"We shouldn't have too many expectations about how it should be from the start because Raheem (Sterling) only played one game for 90 minutes, and Kaildou (Koulibaly) too."