Tuchel admits he is angry with his Chelsea team selection errors vs Arsenal

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Thomas Tuchel angry with Chelsea selection errors

According to Daily Star, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was visibly angry after his team selection led to the loss against Arsenal. Tuchel admitted that he was not happy with his team selection, which resulted in his third loss as a manager at Chelsea.

Chelsea went into the game with an FA Cup final to look forward to at the weekend and due to the same, a host of changes were visible in the line-up. A total of 7 changes were made from the Man City win, which saw Kepa, Thiago Silva and Billy Gilmour getting a start.

Chelsea v Arsenal – Premier League – Stamford Bridge Chelsea s Jorginho left and Arsenal s Mohamed Elneny right battle for the ball during the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, London. Picture date: Wednesday May 12, 2021.

However, those changes hardly helped in what would be a narrow loss against a spirited Arsenal side. Chelsea failed to break Arsenal. Their woes were compounded when Jorginho’s error allowed Emile Smith Rowe to punish the Blues.

Speaking after the game, Tuchel was left angry that his team selection backfired so badly.

“Bit angry that we had so many changes, that’s on me, not so happy in the end with the line-up, but I didn’t know what would happen, I didn’t feel us today like I normally do and we can’t expect to win games if we’re not 100% in games.
“We didn’t have a shot for almost the whole second half, then we had a big one, maybe we deserved this today, we learn something. I’m not happy with what I saw, I have my responsibility because I picked the line-up, but the performance was the performance.”

Chelsea v Arsenal – Premier League – Stamford Bridge Arsenals Emile Smith Rowe scores their side s first goal of the game during the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, London. Picture date: Wednesday May 12, 2021.

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