Thomas Tuchel admitted that he sided with the Chelsea supporter who confronted Cezar Azpilicueta following their 4-2 loss against Arsenal.
A Blues fan was involved in a heated exchange with Chelsea’s captain after the final whistle.
Chelsea were far from their best against Arsenal on Wednesday night. Eddie Nketiah’s brace, Bukayo Saka’s penalty and an impressive finish from Emile Smith Rowe sealed the win for the Gunners.
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Chelsea have now leaked 11 goals in their last three matches at Stamford Bridge, leaving an unimpressed Tuchel refusing to defend his players.
Asked about Azpilicueta’s exchange with the supporter, Tuchel replied: “I was not part of it, I saw it, but, honestly, I can also understand the fan.
“It was a totally wild and open game in the first half, already at 2-2 after we came back twice.
“We had a good start but again gave the first goal away, which is impossible to do these things in consecutive matches. But we’re doing it.
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“We came back twice and we scored another two in the second half, unfortunately for the wrong side.
“It’s a level of mistakes, the number of mistakes in consecutive games here at home, it’s impossible at this kind of level. You don’t see this.
“It’s simply impossible, but we’re doing this at the moment and you cannot win football games like this.
“It’s not about individual players. A defensive performance is a team performance and an offensive performance is a team performance.
“You need to have the tactics right, which is doubtful I had this right, and you need the team selection right, again it’s doubtful I had this right.
“Then it’s a game for the players. They get full praise when they do it, when they did it for the last three matches.
“And they…
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