The Tuchel Thread

[NikkiCFC 8,285]

1 minute ago, Blue Armour said:

Don't see the Arsenal game on there? Is that one of the rearranged fixtures??

Arsenal and Leicester are missing. We still don't know dates. 

[Jase 43,479]

On 26/01/2022 at 18:20, Blues Forever said:

 

Simon Johnson and co. claimed that there's discontent between the attackers and Tuchel but Christian Falk has come out and countered that on Bild. He said:

• Werner and Havertz are being eased back after COVID. Tuchel has spoken one-to-one with them and said they will get game time again soon. They were understanding of the viewpoint.
• Lukaku was left out of the squad for a game, at the request of the team, after the Sky Interview.
• Tuchel is fully backed by the club despite Daily Express hinting that the club are looking for a successor
• The English media are playing "dirty games" against Tuchel

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

Are Havertz and Werner not vaxxed? Seems to take them weeks to recover after having Covid a 2nd time. 

[NikkiCFC 8,285]

Havertz played after that so it's something else. Maybe just a Chilwell treatment from the beginning of the season so he realise full talent. Could be a psychological game from TT. 

[Jase 43,479]

8 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

Havertz played after that so it's something else. Maybe just a Chilwell treatment from the beginning of the season so he realise full talent. Could be a psychological game from TT. 

Both Werner and Havertz have played after the COVID. In fact, Werner has had more minutes than Havertz. But who knows? Maybe they are still feeling the effects of COVID and Tuchel didn't want to force them back in so fast, especially in the league games where we needed to win. Who knows...

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

TTs Covid infection comes at the worst time

February will decide whether the season will be a failure or success 

Just hope he recovers before the cwc final

 

 

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

Can someone explain to me what this man wants in our football and attack?

[Jase 43,479]

Tuchel’s Chelsea are controlling and commanding – but they’re not creating

Some stats...

Chelsea take fewer, lower quality shots:

Goals/90
Liverpool - 2.64
Man City - 2.3
Chelsea - 1.96

xG/90
Liverpool - 2.46
Man City - 2.24
Chelsea - 1.7

npxG/90
Liverpool - 2.34
Man City - 2.11
Chelsea - 1.49

Shots On Target/90
Liverpool - 6.36
Man City - 6.35
Chelsea - 4.96

Average Shot Distance (Yards)
Liverpool - 15.5
Man City - 15.7
Chelsea - 16.8

Liverpool and Man City rank 2nd and 3rd respectively in the npxG per 90 minutes stats across Europe's big five leagues (Bayern are 1st). Chelsea are 21st, behind the likes of Leicester, Spurs and even Strasbourg and Koln!

Chelsea's struggle to progress the ball:

Progressive Passes
Liverpool - 51.6
Man City - 45.2
Chelsea - 40.5

Passes into Final 3rd
Liverpool - 46.1
Man City - 49.5
Chelsea - 37.3

Passes into Penalty Area
Liverpool - 14
Man City - 14.8
Chelsea - 11.2

Shot Creating Actions
Liverpool - 28.55
Man City - 29.39
Chelsea - 24

Progressive Carries
Liverpool - 59
Man City - 84.3
Chelsea - 54.5

More of Chelsea's touches are in defence:

Touches/90
Liverpool - 752.3
Man City - 811.5
Chelsea - 720.5

Def 3rd
Liverpool - 62
Man City - 53.3
Chelsea - 67.5

Mid 3rd
Liverpool - 369.5
Man City - 421.2
Chelsea - 336.5

Att 3rd
Liverpool - 231.3
Man City - 266.9
Chelsea - 205

Att Pen
Liverpool - 40.5
Man City - 42.8
Chelsea - 30

[NikkiCFC 8,285]

Ofc we are struggling to create. Who can create in this team? CHO and Ziyech showed they can do it here and there. What I saw from Coutinho the other day I didn't saw from Chelsea players in years. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

The progressive passes is something that is clearly instructed. We used to play long direct balls (Liverpool, Real Madrid, City) and now we recycle 98% of the time. 
 

Tuchel’s wanting of controlling the game is hurting us. 

[milka 3,390]

 

[NikkiCFC 8,285]

And if he wins Cup in 2 weeks against Liverpool he would equal Klopps number of trophies there in 6 and a half years in just 13 months.

[milka 3,390]

 

[Beigl 1,387]

On 13/02/2022 at 00:15, NikkiCFC said:

And if he wins Cup in 2 weeks against Liverpool he would equal Klopps number of trophies there in 6 and a half years in just 13 months.

To be fair, Klopp inherited an absolute mess of a squad back in 2015. Tuchel had a far better foundation to build on. 

[Clockwork 1,794]

No chance imo, we still had issues creating and scoring goals from our forwards. And we were on pace to shatter the best defensive record in PL history and that was not sustainable.

[NikkiCFC 8,285]

21 hours ago, Clockwork said:

No chance imo, we still had issues creating and scoring goals from our forwards. And we were on pace to shatter the best defensive record in PL history and that was not sustainable.

It is simply. We attack with less players.

 

[Blue Armour 4,436]

On 14/02/2022 at 18:16, Clockwork said:

No chance imo, we still had issues creating and scoring goals from our forwards. And we were on pace to shatter the best defensive record in PL history and that was not sustainable.

Eh...I wouldn't say no chance.

Considering we were 5 points clear in November. Before covid and injuries hit.

[Vesper 30,079]

4 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

Eh...I wouldn't say no chance.

Considering we were 5 points clear in November. Before covid and injuries hit.

absolutely we would far more involved in the race for the top, a clear 2nd for sure and close enough to beat Citeh to the tape if we beat them and they stumbled