The Tuchel Thread

[Tomo 21,733]

Early days and still to be tested against top opponents sure but his tweak with the wingbacks is looking like a masterstroke so far.

I wasn't really convinced by James or Chilwell as pure wide players in the back 3/5 but since they've been given licence to drift in they've both hit another level offensively and that's even before you bring the numbers in the play. 

Few weeks ago I was ruing the fact we missed out in Hakimi and lost Livramento, now not so much.

[Jase 43,479]

16 minutes ago, Tomo said:

Early days and still to be tested against top opponents sure but his tweak with the wingbacks is looking like a masterstroke so far.

I wasn't really convinced by James or Chilwell as pure wide players in the back 3/5 but since they've been given licence to drift in they've both hit another level offensively and that's even before you bring the numbers in the play. 

Few weeks ago I was ruing the fact we missed out in Hakimi and lost Livramento, now not so much.

If Conte could turn Moses into a half decent RWB, then it's not that surprising to someone like Tuchel being able to turn Chilwell and James into a good WBs and those two are at least full backs, unlike Moses. 

[NikkiCFC 8,058]

Thanks...

 

[milka 3,356]

[NikkiCFC 8,058]

I said in the summer we can win title even without any signings and so far this season I was right. 3rd keeper, MF flop which is not playing and striker who scored in only 2 PL games so far and we would win those games even without him. When you have defense like this everything is easier.

[different level 1,056]

18 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

I said in the summer we can win title even without any signings and so far this season I was right. 3rd keeper, MF flop which is not playing and striker who scored in only 2 PL games so far and we would win those games even without him. When you have defense like this everything is easier.

Probably a bit early for the "I told you so" kind of posts. We're about a third into the season and the outlook can quickly change in a matter of weeks. This time last year we were joint top of the league, but after a horrible run of form during the festive period and early 2021 it looked like our season was pretty much done. I agree that Saul is unlikely to turn things around and Bettinelli is just a worst case scenario backup, but jury is still out on Lukaku. 

[Atomiswave 6,072]

This is fucking great, he is constantly on their asses......great stuff.

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

Loads better than someone who just stands there with his arms folded. 

[Atomiswave 6,072]

12 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Loads better than someone who just stands there with his arms folded. 

Most def

[ZAPHOD2319 4,519]

 

[milka 3,356]

Thomas Tuchel has officially broken the all time record for the fewest goals conceded in a managers first 50 games in charge of an English club… He’s conceded just 24 goals in that time, with 31 clean sheets.

Incredible. 

[Superblue 6,372]

50 minutes ago, milka said:

Thomas Tuchel has officially broken the all time record for the fewest goals conceded in a managers first 50 games in charge of an English club… He’s conceded just 24 goals in that time, with 31 clean sheets.

Incredible. 

Even more impressive when one of those games we conceded five goals.

Pretty sure that Villa away game is the only other match we've conceded more than once.

[NikkiCFC 8,058]

Rudi is really offensive in general. James is more attacking than Ziyech and Kai who is almost there with Kante. Kai is playing like our Firmino and this graphic shows why Lukaku is a problem.

[Jase 43,479]

Tuchel at HOME vs Man United:
4 games
0 wins
2 draws
2 losses

Tuchel AWAY vs Man United:
2 games
2 wins

[Magic Lamps 11,668]

The selection was not ideal. Alonso can not be trusted but we did enough to win the game. Choked predictably. The question for me is why he waited so long with the subs. Puli ripped telles  a new one once he came on 

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

It's quite telling when even Michael Carrick knows to put pressure on Alonso. 

[Mário César 997]

3 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

The selection was not ideal. Alonso can not be trusted but we did enough to win the game. Choked predictably. The question for me is why he waited so long with the subs. Puli ripped telles  a new one once he came on 

Exactly.

We play good enough to get 3 points, but with mistakes like that, there's nothing we can do.

The only thing that upset me was the subs. we could make changes early 

[OneMoSalah 8,785]

35 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

The selection was not ideal. Alonso can not be trusted but we did enough to win the game. Choked predictably. The question for me is why he waited so long with the subs. Puli ripped telles  a new one once he came on 

Exactly.

Pulisic and Rom didn’t get enough time to make a huge impact although Puli did more in that time than Ziyech, Werner and Alonso all did in an attacking sense.

Rom’s always going to be rusty, having been out for so long and again, there were no real clear moments where he could do anything of note in and around the box. 

There was more than enough quality in the first 2 thirds of the pitch but again, the final third, frustrating.