Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was in a buoyant mood following his side's 6-0 destruction of Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. Goals from Marcos Alonso, Kai Havertz and two doubles for Mason Mount and Timo Werner did the damage for Chelsea against Southampton.
It was the polar opposite of the gloomy mood the German coach conveyed following their disappointing 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid. The Blues conceded advantange in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. They also lost 4-1 against Brentford in their last Premier League game.
Tuchel touched on the side's return to form against the Saints, where he said his players are a special group.
He told reporters (via Football London):
"I think it tells us that we are not the team that can escape with results if our input is at 90% or 80% of our energy, commitment and investment. We are a special group when we have the priorities right. If we are committed, if we defend with courage, if we have the attitude right and the hunger right and win challenges."
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel looking to pull off a Madrid miracle next Tuesday
Tuchel highlighted that the Blues get it right when they defend with courage. This may allude to the way in which they were suspected at the back against Madrid midweek.
Following the defeat, Tuchel came out slamming his side in what was quite a rare rant from the German coach.
His team have seemingly reacted to the criticism from their coach with an impressive win. The win will have filled the side with confidence ahead of a vital week for the Blues.
He continued to touch on his group's confidence which will motivate his players ahead of a huge reverse leg encounter with Los Blancos.
He added:
"If we have the priorities clear, this is our foundation to then show the quality. Then we are a strong group and a special group of players who have a right to believe in ourselves. There is nothing to be ashamed of, but we are not the fancy group that comes with a priority of quality and see if we can get away with an 80% or 90% investment and commitment in all aspects of the game. This is what it tells me.”
Chelsea face the huge task of trying to turn around their 3-1 loss to Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu next Tuesday.
Only one side has been able to come back from such a position. This was when Manchester United pulled off an iconic comeback victory over Tuchel's Paris Saint-Germain in 2018.
His memories of that night will only make him task the Blues with showing the same grit and hunger that the Red Devils possessed back then.
zokx
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In football, everything is possible
trust those boys....off break was just the concern....we gonna see on Tuesday .
Kimbcelory
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So u guyz will do a cm back or wat 😹
wait and see
Paulkumi
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So u guyz will do a cm back or wat 😹
Yimbeilz
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we have gave the game to Madrid with that 3rd goal. It would have been a different ball game if it stayed at 2-1 cuz you could sense a comeback was on the way. So nothing is over yet until we finish 90mins. madrid fans should calm down and drink some water.
thank you, I hope they no very well that there's 90mins to play again.
Kim-kim-kk
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Lukaku is the reason we are not winning the EPL this season …. He should have got us 14 league goal that would have made us win 4-5 more matches Which would have added additional 12-15 points to our current 62 Which would have made us topping the table with 1-4 points Lukaku failed us all and failed himself big time
ezeobiaku
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brentford own chelsea and southampton is the new chelsea caretaker
Draco69
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we have gave the game to Madrid with that 3rd goal. It would have been a different ball game if it stayed at 2-1 cuz you could sense a comeback was on the way. So nothing is over yet until we finish 90mins. madrid fans should calm down and drink some water.
mieklpy
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against Napoli u lost 3-1 in Italy, and won 4-1 in England... this one u are coming to the bernabeu.... Madrid will not loose...
fourthorty430
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In football, everything is possible
Barnabas4chelsea
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To be candid, this won't be easy but I hope we win on Tuesday.
nakcdlmsz
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chelsea has done that against psg if you still remember demba ba
Fatabdloyz
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"Only one side has been able to come back from such a position". Chelsea have done that against Napoli in the UCL
Blue is the color .. football is the game 💙💙💙
nowadortz
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Lmao priorities right? OK Tuchel
We already won 2 Trophies man shitty fan
soldierzway
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Lmao priorities right? OK Tuchel
siwbdmrsu
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hahaha with napoli right not madrid in spain
Wapbeknstz
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Chelsea have done it against PSG
Kezbdkmrs
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Brentford say hi 🤩😂😃
Nnaemekalives
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"Only one side has been able to come back from such a position". Chelsea have done that against Napoli in the UCL