Tuchel reacted to Chalobah’s man of the match victory as Blues beat Crystal Palace 3-0
Chelsea showed their Premier League title credentials with a thoroughly comfortable win over Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace.
The highlight in front of a noisy, near-full Stamford Bridge was when academy product Trevoh Chalobah smashed home their third from 25 yards on his Premier League debut.
Marcos Alonso whipped in Chelsea’s opener with a free-kick from about 22 yards.
Christian Pulisic then blasted in a second via the underside of the bar after Vicente Guaita spilled Mason Mount’s cross.
And Chalobah, who joined Chelsea’s youth set-up 14 years ago, drove home from distance to seal the win.
Afterwards, Blues manager Thomas Tuchel said: “We came from a match on Wednesday and were overused physically. It was a very hot today and we absolutely wanted to win, it was well deserved win with a good performance. The guys put in a lot of effort with and against the ball and could control the game. We looked as sharp as possible and reached close to our 100% for today, we are very tired now and that is how it should be and how it should feel.
“Things can go in the other direction but the guys deserve a big pat on the shoulders. From Monday, Tuesday we will continue to work on our physical status to be ready for the next game.”
On Chalobah’s performance, he added: “Two fantastic games played now and played almost every minute in pre-season. He is an humble guy from the academy and was so, so good. He plays with so much confidence, so many good behaviours on the pitch is a pretty perfect afternoon for him.
You saw how they celebrated with him and these are the stories we love about football, in this game in an exciting league with players from abroad, there is still place for home grown talent at our club and other big clubs.
“Marcos Alonso did two fantastic games and was dangerous in all our attacks, he can deliver on a super high level. He started his pre-season early and is one of our fittest players.”