Thomas Tuchel, in various interviews with ESPN+, DAZN, and comments highlighted by sports journalists, criticized Chelsea's performance, describing the first 30 minutes of a recent game as "terrible" with "no counter attacks & no structure." Tuchel emphasized that playing just one good half is not enough, calling the team's play "partly chaotic" and admitting to "indiscipline" and unnecessary "counterattacks" due to being out of position. He described the team's approach as "harakiri," indicating a reckless strategy that deviated from planned tactics. This critique comes amid a series of disappointing performances from Chelsea, with reports of the team collapsing in the second half of games, including a notable "disasterclass" against Liverpool. The situation raises questions about the effectiveness of Mauricio Pochettino's halftime talks and the overall state of the squad.
Brutal Chelsea message epitomises mess as Mauricio Pochettino squad truth made abundantly clear 🔵 #CFC | @BobbyVincentFL https://t.co/Ky1tsFaajf
Man, what does Poch say at halftime? Second game in a row Chelsea are collapsing almost immediately in the second half, if you add the Liverpool disasterclass after an extra time team talk, it’s three games in a row. Wasteful in attack and a mess at the back. #CFC
❗️ Thomas Tuchel: "In the first half, it was partly harakiri". "We did things we've never talked about before". https://t.co/8YluZCCjAQ
🔴 Thomas Tuchel: “Playing just one good half is not enough. It was partly chaotic”. “We did things we've never done before... it wasn't a matter of will”, told DAZN. https://t.co/anG8O11qJr
Thomas Tuchel tells @archiert1 live on ESPN+ the first 30 minutes were “terrible” with “no counter attacks & no structure.” #SCFFCB
🔴 Thomas #Tuchel at DAZN: „We played with too much indiscipline. And we invited counterattacks. We weren't in our positions. It was a bad first half-hour in the first half.“ „We wanted to play here with a different level of emotionality.“ „It was partly ‚harakiri‘. We did… https://t.co/aLVXePpMQk