(Reuters) – Chelsea supervisor Thomas Tuchel downplayed his facet’s subdued efficiency in a 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion within the Premier League, attributing their lack of innovative to frustration at slipping up within the title race.
Chelsea’s gamers have been removed from their finest within the draw, which prolonged their winless run within the league to 4 video games and left them 12 factors behind leaders Manchester City, having performed a recreation extra.
“After the loss in opposition to City and the hole opening up, enjoying two days in a while a Tuesday once more, I might see and really feel from myself and the crew some feelings took over, possibly frustration, disappointment and no matter and it was exhausting for us to achieve our high stage on this explicit day,” Tuchel instructed reporters ahead of Chelsea’s match in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur.
“It was the very first time so when it occurs, we must always not make a giant deal out of it.”
Chelsea subsequent play host to Spurs, who they’ve already overwhelmed on three events this season, having recorded a 3-0 mixture win within the two-legged League Cup semi-final this month and a Premier League win in opposition to them in September.
However, Tuchel insisted that his facet’s current file in opposition to their London rivals doesn’t give them a psychological benefit heading into Sunday’s tie.
“It is a giant rivalry, we all know this,” Tuchel mentioned. “We have performed them thrice in a brief interval of time.
“They know what we do, and what they do. We have managed to beat them twice and we’ll attempt to once more.
“It shouldn’t be about having no matter benefits. If we’re philosophical about it, we have to have the precise angle to ship a high efficiency.”
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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