Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel called out Three attackers for not doing enough against Burnley Speaking in a post-match press conference to Chelsea TV (h/t Metro), Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel admitted that his three attackers upfront did not do enough in the first half against Burnley and were told to ‘step up’ at halftime.
Chelsea took on Burnley at the Turf Moor last night, and the Blues secured a 4-0 win thanks to a brace from Kai Havertz and goals from Christian Pulisic and Reece James.
Despite both the
American and the German forwards finding
themselves on the score sheet, Tuchel was of the
opinion that the duo, along with Mason Mount did
not do enough, especially before halftime.
Mount, Pulisic and Havertz did not play well in the first half against Burnley Tuchel’s side played a very tepid, lethargic first half at Turf Moor and looked devoid of ideas to break the Burnley back-line. However, it seemed as if they had flipp
Mount, Pulisic and Havertz did not play well in the first half against Burnley Tuchel’s side played a very tepid, lethargic first half at Turf Moor and looked devoid of ideas to break the Burnley back-line. However, it seemed as if they had flipp
a switch at half-time, as a
Chelsea side unrecognizable from the one that
played before the break destroyed the Clarets and
scored 4 goals in the space of just 25 minutes to
put the game to bed.
When asked about what changed during the half- time break, Tuchel said that the attackers who were floundering in the first half were asked to raise their level.
“All three attackers had to step up, it was not enough” The German manager also mentioned a small tactical tweak that immensely benefited the Blues. Giving space to their midfield lynchpin in N’Golo Kante opened a new front for the Chelsea attackers to exploit.
When asked about what changed during the half- time break, Tuchel said that the attackers who were floundering in the first half were asked to raise their level.
“All three attackers had to step up, it was not enough” The German manager also mentioned a small tactical tweak that immensely benefited the Blues. Giving space to their midfield lynchpin in N’Golo Kante opened a new front for the Chelsea attackers to exploit.
“We had a bit of a
switch in tactics to
give NG [N’Golo
Kante] a bit more
space and with two
strikers on the pitch,
the team did very
well”
Kai Havertz has to start performing more consistently for Chelsea Did they ‘step up’?
Kai Havertz has to start performing more consistently for Chelsea Did they ‘step up’?
While Havertz and Pulisic responded extremely
well to their manager’s call, the same cannot be
said about Mount. The German scored a brace
and Pulisic scored and assisted goals to help
Chelsea to a comfortable 4-0 win but the English
midfielder struggled and was taken off in the 78th
minute.
After two years of almost flawless performances and pretty much running the team, Mason Mount has been receiving criticism over the past few weeks after a dip in his levels. While it may be too early to read into it, the 23-year-old attacking midfielder will want to get back to matching the high standards that he has set for himself.
Christian Pulisic has seemingly finally put his injury troubles behind him and the United States international has been gaining prominence slowly but surely in Tuchel’s side. With Ziyech almost back from his injury, the American will have to be on top of his game if he wants to retain his starting berth.
After two years of almost flawless performances and pretty much running the team, Mason Mount has been receiving criticism over the past few weeks after a dip in his levels. While it may be too early to read into it, the 23-year-old attacking midfielder will want to get back to matching the high standards that he has set for himself.
Christian Pulisic has seemingly finally put his injury troubles behind him and the United States international has been gaining prominence slowly but surely in Tuchel’s side. With Ziyech almost back from his injury, the American will have to be on top of his game if he wants to retain his starting berth.
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