“I didn’t see it coming, obviously I was in the wrong movie,” were the words of Thomas Tuchel in what has now become his last Chelsea press conference.
Tuchel was talking about his side’s 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League opener, saying his squad showed no hunger in the defeat.
At the Maksimir Stadium, Mislav Orsic’s early goal startled the 2021 Champions League champions. Tuchel acknowledged that he “didn’t see” the result coming and bemoaned his team’s “lack of determination” as they suffered their third straight away defeat.
Chelsea have now conceded at least once in each of their previous six games in all competitions. This is their joint-longest streak without a clean sheet since the German took over in January 2021.
Early on Wednesday morning, Chelsea parted company with Thomas Tuchel.
🚨 Chelsea Football Club has officially parted company with Thomas Tuchel…
He has left the club with immediate effect. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/71ybta2mxJ
— LDN (@LDNFootbalI) September 7, 2022
What Were His Final Words At Chelsea?
“I’m angry on myself,” he said in his final press conference. “I’m angry on 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.
“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.
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“It’s clearly my job to analyse 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 were prepared.
“I didn’t see it coming that’s why I know I’m angry on myself. There is no day off in the next days, don’t worry. There cannot be a day off at the moment.”
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