Why Tuchel got angry with Azpilicueta following 4-2 defeat to Arsenal finally revealed
It was a shocking defeat for Thomas Tuchel side as the Blues suffers 4-2 defeat at Stamford Bridge.
However, Thomas Tuchel was not happy with the defeat and was furious with Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta
Tuchel’s anger with Azpilicueta…
It was a scene captured by the television cameras at full-time. As Cesar Azpilicueta made his way around the Stamford Bridge pitch, giving applause to the few Chelsea supporters who had stayed to the bitter end, one fan’s criticism irked the Blues skipper to the extent that he become embroiled in a pitchside argument.
Make no mistake, Azpilicueta cares deeply about Chelsea. It’s why he kissed the badge when he scored last night. It’s why he has played a crucial role under countless head coaches. And it’s why he is the only player to have won it all at Stamford Bridge. Yet that doesn’t mean he is infallible, as proved late on against Arsenal.
Only the Spaniard can explain why he held onto Bukayo Saka in the Chelsea penalty area as the ball drifted harmlessly behind them both. It resulted in the Gunners being awarded a soft but correct spot-kick that Saka converted, much to the anger of Tuchel on the touchline. And that frustration hadn’t dissipated when the German faced the media.
“Look at the penalty,” the Chelsea head coach implored, ‘it is an unbelievable goal [to concede] from our ball possession.
There are no tactics behind that. We have three ball losses in ten seconds, then we do a foul when there’s not even the slightest danger. We foul a person, it is a penalty, and we rob ourselves of six minutes to get an equaliser. What is there to analyse? There’s nothing to analyse.”