Craig Burley has slammed Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel for not playing Timo Werner against Liverpool in the FA Cup final. Werner was an unused substitute for the Blues as they lost out to Liverpool 6-5 on penalties after the game ended 0-0 after 120 minutes.
Burley has slammed Tuchel for not even introducing Werner from the bench and has claimed that the German tactician is hard to figure out. Burley, who had an eight-year spell at Stamford Bridge between 1989 and 1997, reckoned that Werner could have troubled the Liverpool backline.
The Scotsman has also claimed that Tuchel is yet to figure out his best XI and still trying to find the right formula. He said on ESPN FC:
"Thomas Tuchel is difficult to figure out at the moment in terms of who is putting on, who he's selecting to start. Timo Werner, who's had a troublesome time at Chelsea, in all fairness in the last few weeks his form has been better."
"He's looked sharper, he's looked in a better place and yet, okay he doesn't start, but guess what, when Liverpool were knackered, the one thing he'd do is run in behind. He's fast, he's pacey, but he doesn't even get off the bench today yet he's been having one of the better periods of his Chelsea career."
"I kind of think Thomas Tuchel is throwing mud at things at the moment and seeing what sticks. I don't think he knows what his best team is, certainly his frontline, he doesn't know who's going to get the goals for him."
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