A furious Thomas Tuchel questioned his Chelsea side's commitment "physically and mentally" after they were hammered 4-0 by Arsenal.
First-half goals from Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard put the Gunners in complete control at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando before Bukayo Saka tapped in during the second period and Albert Sambi Lokonga rubbed salt into the wounds with an injury-time header.
Tuchel admitted he was worried and did not hold back after seeing his team collapse against one of their Premier League rivals with the new season just two weeks away.
"I think we deserved to lose - which is fair enough - because we were simply not good enough," he said.
"We were absolutely not competitive. The worrying part is the level of commitment, physically and mentally, for this match was not the same, it was far higher for Arsenal than us.
"We can argue they played with I think their strongest line-up; they've had now together several weeks and for more than one year. They've strengthened their line-up, played the same structure, and this is the line-up they'll try to start Premier League games.
"It was not our strongest line-up and this is part of an explanation, but only a little part. The other part is worrying."
Kalidou Koulibaly's 17-minute cameo, his first appearance since signing from Napoli in a ยฃ33m deal, was the only positive for Tuchel.
However, his and Chelsea's performance highlighted the need for the club to make more signings with their pursuit of Jules Kounde still ongoing.
"There is no update, no update," Tuchel said on Kounde. "The analysing of the season does not change because of this game.
"Unfortunately, it proved my point and the last week proves my point. I would prefer to not be right and I did everything to prove myself wrong, but at the moment I feel I was right when I look at the last season and at the parts of the game where we struggled and how we struggled.
"We got sanctioned and players left us, we know that some players are trying to leave us, and this is where it is. We had an urgent appeal for quality players and a huge amount of quality players. We've got two quality players - that is no doubt - but we are not competitive like this and unfortunately, we could see it today."
Tuchel also conceded that goalscoring is a concern of his with the club needing an out-and-out striker following the departure of Romelu Lukaku on loan to Inter Milan.
And the Chelsea boss knows the bigger picture of this defeat means they are already way behind the levels of title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool.
"At the moment, given the last two weeks, given our last week and given the game today we should not mention the two teams in front of us," he said.
"We got, like, absolutely beaten by a team that does not play Champions League next season, that is behind us. And it seems at the moment far ahead of us."
Chelsea were beaten on penalties by Charlotte FC after conceding a late equaliser in their previous pre-season friendly having edged past Club America 2-1 in Las Vegas.
Their America tour has not provided an easy foundation for Tuchel to work with his squad but he was not prepared to use that solely as an explanation of their Arsenal battering.
"It was long. It was long, for sure," he said. "Also hard. It was long and we could see - we could feel the energy, the energy level dropped after Las Vegas and after the Charlotte game because of a lot of travelling. And very humid and very hot temperature made it tough because we are now two weeks on the road.
"So yeah, that's also a point, but it's not the only point, it's a little point in the explanation why we did not look fresh. I did not expect it today. Also we lowered a bit the intensity and volume in training over the last days but not in a way that we could expect to have fresh legs. So that was not the biggest surprise. But there's a difference between being tired and playing like this."
Tuchel added: "My personal feeling, I don't know if I ever lost a match in pre-season 4-0. I cannot remember. I cannot remember not winning two matches in a row in a pre-season
"I am a huge fan of a strong pre-season for everything - for the atmosphere, for the feeling, for the performance, for the belief.
"So I'm in it. Of course, I'm a part of it. Need to find solutions. We fly home now. And we have one and a half days only and Tuesday afternoon we need to present solutions. We need to present actions, like, we, me, coaching staff, together with our team to stand up again and find a way through this because it hurts at the moment."
What's next?
Chelsea head to Italy for their final pre-season friendly to face Udinese on Friday July 29 at the Dacia Arena. Kick-off 8pm BST.
Rihbdiks
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bring ronaldo
Boyitie
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buy us attackers we need attackers not defenders
ziwekmopsu
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we need a striker now
vowdiknosu
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tuchel right now on kounde deal
Hiwaeiotuz
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Am just too tayad with how we play we donโt have a tactic of playing ๐ฅฒ we just player anyhow no good striker Harvet that can not score one and one is that one a striker kai is a 10 pls we need 9,11 and 4 then we are good to go
Who is Chelsea every game 4:0 in your pocket saying who is compare Arsenal with Chelsea, useless fan
OjumaDaniel
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something is wrong ...Tuchel .. players are not happy. . eg ziyech ,werner ,alonso
biadinrtuy
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Winning or losing at a preseason match means nothing to me the idea is to find combination of them players to find weaknesses and also to find solutions of which we now know where it went wrong we have to fix that for the future Blues for life๐ต
Nothing to u but it is something to arsenal. ๐๐๐
wunelmopy
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leave tuchel go away from us we donnot need u
Pubclnyz
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really?
Kuthulahazard
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Winning or losing at a preseason match means nothing to me the idea is to find combination of them players to find weaknesses and also to find solutions of which we now know where it went wrong we have to fix that for the future Blues for life๐ต
pakailmps
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It just beginning Chelsea never see anything season is around d coner den una go see something mugus
Usmanvictor
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so u wan compare arsenal with chelsea?? football dey make some craze people talk nonsense shaa
Arsenal has a better squad normally
zuocdkty
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other clubs are busy signing plays and you are busy playing in USA
zuocdkty
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you need to leave the club because you are not serious with the job
misabcdenp
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Major question goes to these Americans for lack of investment after daylight robbing the Russian oligarchy Mr Roman Abramovic? and second query goes to Mr Tuchel for always poor coaching... why is Chelsea always play poor football under Tuchel???
fakbmpuz
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TT stop asking them question bring Ronaldo
Lohackmpz
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Why them no go Choke you before ,una good before ?
so u wan compare arsenal with chelsea?? football dey make some craze people talk nonsense shaa
Hahaekst
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you better go for Ronaldo and that your stupid attitude. you told us that you want to build a team. No one will like to play with, but we are not seeing anything your team is very slow in build up they even can't score more than 3goals
Lopdeiknos
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Chelsea pls by Ronaldo we beg you
Pusbcdems
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Tuchel you only knows how to use players that someone else bought but you never buy a player by yourself, you just there sending our young boys stickers away someone like broja, Abraham, Broja surpose to be in Chelsea squad, you don't have a single sticker tell me how are going to score a goal??? I trust Chelsea your time is getting over soon .
Bikaekmz
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Please buy Ronaldo
doaaistuy
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Chelsea is a stupid team, it can cos person appertension, all d player we supposed to sign score good goal,
zeaadinuz
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chelsea owner pls just sign ronaldo,don't to lissen to tuchel
Sihaimnp
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๐ stering to be a top scorer at chelsea
Sihaimnp
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๐ stering being top scorer at chelsea
zeaadinuz
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chelsea is deserve to be loose cos he don't want to sign better striker,and werner isn't good striker they see already,he must bring ronaldo pls even neymar,and Arsenal is ready but chelsea he need to signs quality player's
Usmanvictor
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As in Arsenal come dey choke us
Why them no go Choke you before ,una good before ?
Zedckmoyz
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buy strikers not those unproven tacktice
Krisjay500
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Thomas Tuchel must buy a good goalkeeper Eduardo Mendy is overrated ๐ด๐๐ Mendy is not a good goalkeeper and the Premier league players have figured him out. they all have mastered how to score against him he's too tall and too slow ๐ ๐ด he can't even see where the ball is he's just guessing it's so easy to beat Mendy which is a big problem for Chelsea FC. any one v one against Mendy is a goal. Now I understand why a 28 years old goalkeeper was unemployed at some point in his life I asked myself where was he all the time when he had that flukรจ run in the 2021 Uefa champions league competition ๐ค Mendy has blinded Chelsea fans such that they can't see he's one of our problems
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Youโre just a fully grown and complete imbecile......shut that mouth up before you start complaining but If it was chelsea that won you wonโt complain that mendy is not good
Krisjay500
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sign Ronaldo what's your problem
If you sign him same thing still gonna happen itโs not about spending big just look for a reasonable player at the market
Judgement111
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Am just too tayad with how we play we donโt have a tactic of playing ๐ฅฒ we just player anyhow no good striker Harvet that can not score one and one is that one a striker kai is a 10 pls we need 9,11 and 4 then we are good to go
As in Arsenal come dey choke us
Krisjay500
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Am just too tayad with how we play we donโt have a tactic of playing ๐ฅฒ we just player anyhow no good striker Harvet that can not score one and one is that one a striker kai is a 10 pls we need 9,11 and 4 then we are good to go
The pressure is too much
Timolizky
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Mendy is trash over hyped let kepa start
My God will bless you had 1 good season and all he plays now is rubbish, my problem is TT don't even give Kepa a chance
solomontochi
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The players were not committed at all, they shouldn't forget that even if it is a preseason, the pain of loosing to Arsenal is the same.
Judgement111
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Am just too tayad with how we play we donโt have a tactic of playing ๐ฅฒ we just player anyhow no good striker Harvet that can not score one and one is that one a striker kai is a 10 pls we need 9,11 and 4 then we are good to go
Pokbckuy
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kooanostz
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sign Ronaldo what's your problem
nanbekty
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Mendy is trash over hyped let kepa start
Kemadioy
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Cr7 is there but everyone says he's old but remember old is gold plus mix that with ambition then u have goat...But the man asap b4 he goes to Madrid
kooanostz
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just buy Ronaldo to score more goes
Yicdeosy
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mendy not good anymore I guess considing too much goals
Philipfps
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Thomas Tuchel must buy a good goalkeeper Eduardo Mendy is overrated ๐ด๐๐ Mendy is not a good goalkeeper and the Premier league players have figured him out. they all have mastered how to score against him he's too tall and too slow ๐ ๐ด he can't even see where the ball is he's just guessing it's so easy to beat Mendy which is a big problem for Chelsea FC. any one v one against Mendy is a goal. Now I understand why a 28 years old goalkeeper was unemployed at some point in his life I asked myself where was he all the time when he had that flukรจ run in the 2021 Uefa champions league competition ๐ค Mendy has blinded Chelsea fans such that they can't see he's one of our problems
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shut up your dirty mouth because arsenal score 4 is that mean Mendy is not good when Man United beat Liverpool 4 I did not see any Liverpool fans that said Alison is not good this is the problem I have with you Chelsea fans like to be making rubbish noise
radceintu
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The EPL Manager Sacking Game Already Started
Philchetz
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here we go ๐๐๐๐
Yicdeosy
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please tuchel off loud all this junk players no world class players in Chelsea for now with this players we can not even reach 7 in league position this guys don't care about supporters emotions too bad
leubikprt
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football is preparation not putting mouth on player since the transfer market started without buying them.
cimklmnopy
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good that chelsea loose this game so they stand out and sign players not speculation anymore
Cebackloru
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TT should keep quiet, He is too known, Ronaldo is there he doesn't want to sign him. He sat down he never sign Jesus, Richalison, Lewandowsky and Neymar. He will be the first coach to be sacked in the epl
ChelseaFC_Addict
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Thomas Tuchel must buy a good goalkeeper Eduardo Mendy is overrated ๐ด๐๐ Mendy is not a good goalkeeper and the Premier league players have figured him out. they all have mastered how to score against him he's too tall and too slow ๐ ๐ด he can't even see where the ball is he's just guessing it's so easy to beat Mendy which is a big problem for Chelsea FC. any one v one against Mendy is a goal. Now I understand why a 28 years old goalkeeper was unemployed at some point in his life I asked myself where was he all the time when he had that flukรจ run in the 2021 Uefa champions league competition ๐ค Mendy has blinded Chelsea fans such that they can't see he's one of our problems
fuddilrt
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Players like Alonso, Emerson,Malang sarr are not suppose to be in premier leauge talklesd playing for a big club like Chelsea.They should replaced Alonso long ago.
Thank u broda......pls try and put a check on mendy he was a flop on on his side the 2 first half goals