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‘We were simply not good enough’: Thomas Tuchel SLAMS his Chelsea players after humiliating 4-0 defeat by Arsenal – and blames their ‘mental commitment’ after admitting doubts ahead of the upcoming season
- Chelsea suffered a 4-0 thrashing by Arsenal in the Florida Cup final on Sunday
- Furious Blues boss Thomas Tuchel doubted his players’ attitude after the game
- The head coach admitted that Chelsea may not be ready for the new campaign
- He believes that some of his players were distracted by potential Chelsea exits
A furious Thomas Tuchel admitted he doubts his Chelsea side are ready for the new season after they were thrashed 4-0 by Arsenal in the final game of their US tour.
The German added he could ‘not mention’ champions Manchester City and second-placed Liverpool, stating bluntly: ‘We got absolutely beaten by a team that does not play Champions League football this season’.
And after a miserable night in Orlando which saw his misfiring frontline again struggle he turned on his strikers, stating: ‘It’s the same players – why should anything change?’
Thomas Tuchel struggled to hide his rage as Chelsea were ripped apart by Arsenal in a 4-0 loss
The impressive Gunners took a 2-0 lead into the break thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard. Bukayo Saka’s second-half tap-in and Albert Sambi Lokonga’s injury-time header completed the rout in front of close to 64,000.
It completed a thoroughly underwhelming tour in which Chelsea defeated Mexico’s Club America in Las Vegas but then fell to defeats against MLS side Charlotte FC and Mikel Arteta’s rampant side.
Tuchel, who has so far added £47.5m Raheem Sterling and £34m Kalidou Koulibaly but is desperate for further reinforcements, cut a frustrated…
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Source : dailymail
