Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel hit out at the team for their lack of hunger during their 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League. Mislav Orsic scored the only goal of the game with Tuchel admitting he did not see the result coming. It also meant that Chelsea has now conceded in their last six games in all competitions.
“I’m angry with myself. I’m angry about our performance. It’s not aggressive enough on the ball, it’s not enough individually or enough as a team. Not a lot [of players are playing at the top of their game]. It’s obvious that we’re underperforming. It’s a lack of determination. A lack of hunger and intensity. You cannot expect to win games. We are clearly nowhere near where we want to be,” Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said. “I just know that I need time to digest it and find solutions. It’s a story of the last games – we start okay. But then we lack precision. We lack the smell of blood. It’s clearly my job to analyze it. Clearly, we need to be much better. We are not happy with our results. We are not happy with our performances. I’m a bit surprised by this performance today.”
“I didn’t see it coming. Obviously, I was in the wrong movie. I thought that the last game helped us, we showed a reaction against West Ham. Had good training sessions. I thought the team was prepared,” he added. “I didn’t see it coming that’s why I know I’m angry with myself. There is no day off in the next few days, don’t worry. There cannot be a day off at the moment. I don’t really know where this performance comes from. A lack of determination, a lack of hunger, and a lack of intensity to actually do the things that we need at the highest level.”
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