Tuchel Rage
Footage has emerged of Thomas Tuchel questioning Timo Werner’s positional sense during last night’s comfortable 2-0 win over Everton at Stamford Bridge.
The win cemented Chelsea’s place in the top four, four points clear of Carlo Ancelotti’s team, for now with an own goal from Ben Godfrey in the first half and a Jorginho penalty in the second.
Werner had a couple of decent opportunities to score but was thwarted by Jordan Pickford, but it was his positional sense which drew Tuchel’s criticism.
It seems Tuchel isn’t shy at getting his message across to his players as a continuation of the thread shows.
Shawn (Parker)!
Based on what ideas are you playing football? You come to training & just do what you want. You never play a ball that suits our game. Here a trick, there a trick, this idea…that idea. And none of it works!— Taísto (@TaistoFCB) March 8, 2021
One of Tuchel’s main objectives upon arrival was to get the best out of Chelsea’s two German signings. Whilst Werner took the brunt of his manager’s anger last night, his counterpart made a different impact on his manager.
Havertz arrives
Chelsea’s Kai Havertz and Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel after the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, London. Picture date: Monday March 8, 2021. (Photo by Glyn Kirk/PA Images via Getty Images)
The man of the match for Chelsea last night was Kai Havertz, who finally gave a performance worthy of his £71 million price tag.
The 21-year-old German International has struggled to adapt in his first season at Chelsea, but a lengthy bout of Covid-19 can certainly be seen as a reason for his disappointing time so far.
Last night however he was instrumental in both goals, with the first a deflection from his shot and winning a penalty for the second.
He also had a goal disallowed by VAR for handball, but in general he excelled in the “false 9” position.
Kai Havertz’s false 9 display against Everton in numbers:
– 11.57km distance covered
– 32.42 km/h top speed
– 1 penalty won
– 71.4% duels won
– 95.8% pass accuracy in oppositions halfhttps://t.co/9ZYvslGrCZ #CFC #CHEEVE— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) March 8, 2021
His performance drew praise from his manager post match.
🗣 “There is no doubt about his quality, his talent and his character. He needs to adapt to Premier League.”
Thomas Tuchel praises the performance of Kai Havertz for Chelsea pic.twitter.com/IWLSQVBPUp
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) March 9, 2021
Chelsea will be hoping Havertz continues to play like he did last night as they get to the business end of the season.
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This article was edited by Josh Barker.
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# | Team | MP | D | P |
1 | Manchester City FC | 28 | 37 | 65 |
2 | Manchester United FC | 28 | 23 | 54 |
3 | Leicester City FC | 28 | 16 | 53 |
4 | Chelsea FC | 28 | 19 | 50 |
5 | West Ham United FC | 27 | 11 | 48 |
6 | Everton FC | 27 | 4 | 46 |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 27 | 18 | 45 |
8 | Liverpool FC | 28 | 11 | 43 |
9 | Aston Villa FC | 26 | 11 | 40 |
10 | Arsenal FC | 27 | 7 | 38 |
11 | Leeds United | 27 | -3 | 35 |
12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 28 | -9 | 35 |
13 | Crystal Palace FC | 28 | -17 | 34 |
14 | Southampton FC | 27 | -11 | 33 |
15 | Burnley FC | 28 | -16 | 30 |
16 | Newcastle United FC | 27 | -17 | 27 |
17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 27 | -8 | 26 |
18 | Fulham FC | 28 | -11 | 26 |
19 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | -36 | 18 |
20 | Sheffield United FC | 28 | -29 | 14 |
Player | Team | Goals |
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Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 17 |
Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 16 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 16 |
Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 13 |
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 13 |
Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 11 |
Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 9 |
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 9 |
Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 8 |
Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City FC | 7 |
Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
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Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 8 |
Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 7 |
Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
Tielemans, Youri | Leicester City FC | 0 | 6 |
Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 6 |
Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 6 |
Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 5 |
Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
Player | Team | Assists |
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Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 |
Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 7 |
Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 5 |
Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 5 |
Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 5 |
Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
Willian | Arsenal FC | 5 |
Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 4 |
Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
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