The coach of Chelsea, Thomas Tuchelsaid his team has not been playing at their highest level since returning from the international break, adding that they need to wake up if they want to reverse their poor form.
The reigning European champions were beaten by Real Madrid 3-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, following a 4-1 Premier League drubbing at Brentford on the Weekend.
Chelsea, third in the league with 59 points after 29 games, will go into 12th place at Southampton on Saturday.
“Somehow, after the international break, we had a feeling we played 80%, 90% and we were hoping to get away with it,” Tuchel told reporters on Friday. “There are many reasons, that you may feel tired. But you have to get over it. There is no other way and we have to wake up, or remind ourselves again that physical investment has not been enough in the last two games. We have to look for it. high-intensity work again. “
Tuchel added that it took him an unusual amount of time to vent his anger at the midweek loss to Madrid.
“For me to stay angry at night is pretty unusual, yes,” Tuchel said. “But the feeling lasted. I watched the game again and got angry at home, in the middle of the night, and the next morning I watched again and got angry again.
“You sit there in the middle of the night and the amount of chocolate I need is too much to replay the game and make up for. To get more.” At some point you have to stop and walk to the kitchen or living room and calm down. “
Source: La Verdad
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