Thomas Tuchel has admitted Chelsea will maintain refining their tactical blueprint in a bid to shake off December’s “bump in growth”.
The Chelsea boss hailed his facet’s graft however lamented the string of latest residence attracts which have allowed Manchester Metropolis to open up an eight-point lead on the Premier League summit.
The Blues will host Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, with Chelsea’s first New Yr’s decision to cease leaking targets that flip wins into disappointing attracts.
Chelsea have drawn 4 of their final 5 residence league encounters, with the west Londoners’ German coach admitting the Blues head into 2022 in excessive basic spirits but in addition harbouring an offended streak.
“We now have the sensation we’ve invested loads, we squeezed the lemon and squeezed the lemon,” stated Tuchel.
“Nevertheless it’s like squeezing the identical lemon time and again and anticipating recent juice.
“It’s exhausting to take these outcomes and keep optimistic as a result of we all know we will play higher, but in addition everyone is attempting extraordinarily exhausting.
“It’s powerful, we’ve got now three video games at residence the place we conceded late equalisers the place we dominated all statistics and are purely unfortunate.
“It hurts as a result of clearly with six factors extra we’d have a very totally different feeling round New Yr.
“Nevertheless it’s typically like this, I’m positive it’s not the primary time in my profession and the gamers’ profession when issues really feel a bit extra heavy than in different days.”
Danny Welbeck’s added-time equaliser consigned Chelsea to a 1-1 draw with Brighton at residence on Wednesday, to show the newest deflating Stamford Bridge outcome within the Premier League.
Whereas Tuchel admitted Chelsea will head into Sunday’s Liverpool conflict with frustrations nonetheless effervescent, he insisted the Blues should additionally look to 2021 as a complete.
Could’s Champions League triumph can nonetheless resonate on the flip of the 12 months, with Tuchel adamant his Chelsea squad continues to make progress.
“Nonetheless we’re in upset mode after Brighton,” stated Tuchel.
“However then it’s typically good to maneuver the image wider, take a look at what we did in 2021, settle for that we’re nonetheless in the suitable path, nonetheless in growth, nonetheless need to be taught to enhance.
“It appears to be a bump in growth, that’s nonetheless in the suitable path.
“It’s exhausting to simply accept as a result of we’re formidable, however that’s what it’s.”
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