A frustrated Thomas Tuchel fumed that "everything is going against us" after Chelsea slumped to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday with Brighton equalising late through Danny Welbeck.
The Blues boss was infuriated with the lack of VAR intervention when Christian Pulisic appealed for a penalty in the second half, calling the incident "a joke".
Tuchel also lamented injuries to defenders Reece James and Andreas Christensen. who were forced off in a further blow to Chelsea's spirits.
Tuchel told Amazon: "We have a horrible decision from the referee for 2-0. It wasn’t even checked. Everything against us. We have two injuries again."
"The penalty is a joke, honestly a joke, not to interfere from VAR," Tuchel added to reporters.
"We simply have too many players coming back from long injuries and Covid. The injury of Reece James was a huge blow. Andreas was one of the top players on the pitch and at some point, it is too much against a Brighton team with nothing to lose."
Asked if Chelsea were still in the title race, Tuchel replied: "How should we be in it? We have seven Covid cases. We have five or six players out for six or more weeks. How should we compete in a title race?
"Everyone else who has a full squad, everybody in training has the full power to come through this league. We would be stupid to think we can do it [with] Covid and injuries.
"This is the reality, this is where we are and we have to adapt to the demands of the situation which you are in. This is what I am saying. We competed very hard for the win at Brighton at home. I don't know what I can expect from my players in terms of physicality, intensity or minutes. Nobody knows anymore because we have never done something like this."
Asked if Timo Werner was missing again, he answered: "Not good. Not good. Not in training."
Brighton's first-ever goal at Stamford Bridge meant Chelsea have now dropped 11 points from leading positions in the Premier League this season - more than they did all of last season (10).
That's a troubling statistic for a defensive unit tipped to be one of the best in Europe this year, and one that is now missing James and Christensen to go along with Ben Chilwell and Thiago Silva. James has a hamstring problem and Christensen is experiencing back pain, according to Tuchel.
The Blues are eight points behind first-place Manchester City and must face Liverpool this weekend.
riojo2000
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the ref did nothing wrong,brighton outplayed chelsea,they where the better team, with the ball and off the ball, Chelsea was weak, the injuries made things worse
Detaepsty
280
i think Tuchel must have read his fellow German friend's book
Duhcknosz
233
Your last match, you were given 2 penalties, you didn't complain, your team has the highest awarded penalty this season and yet you're complaining again. Must you be given a penalty in every match.
FaithEvans
156
Nonsense excuses, in our league match against Chelsea at the beginning of the season, we had 5 COVID cases plus injuries. We played Pablo Mari and Rob Holding against Lukaku, we had Martinelli who wasn't fit sandwiched between Rudiger and the bigger defenders, we were not complaining, everyone was praising Chelsea, talking about how they'll win the league. Now, the same is happening to you, you're looking for sympathy. Eff off! Own up to your inadequacies and stop making excuses. 🤮
Dixonmande
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he wanted to build a team ,,nobody want to play against,,,,,boom cement got finished during man u game
Vekaeknou
107
Did you see what Leicester did to Liverpool and there defense mid is out with injuries, covid you can't even compare with other teams and Chelsea here is crying like babies inform of excuses
WagwanMyG17
18
Did you watch the game at all, if only you did then you must see it for yourself. The foul that gave James injury was not even taking and what happens to Mount and the other player. Did Mount deserve a card. There was a late tackle on Polisic before the their goal which was also overlooked by the ref. If you also see the way the cards were going against Chelsea, you could see that the ref was looking for something and the VAR was zero. But it did not surprise me because after Chelsea received the best team awards in Dubai what did you expect from a refree like Mark Deen. England are jealous of Ibra but he will sell the to them.
bro cry as much as u want...the game was fair...there were some dogey decisions but nothing outrageous...u are talking about cards but they never got a red which afected the game that much...ur saying this because ur team lost and u lot are not good enough... injuries are there but it is a part of football...City drew to Southampton before...no city fan cried because they knew Southampton played well...give credit where it is deserved
Planty
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Did you watch the game at all, if only you did then you must see it for yourself. The foul that gave James injury was not even taking and what happens to Mount and the other player. Did Mount deserve a card. There was a late tackle on Polisic before the their goal which was also overlooked by the ref. If you also see the way the cards were going against Chelsea, you could see that the ref was looking for something and the VAR was zero. But it did not surprise me because after Chelsea received the best team awards in Dubai what did you expect from a refree like Mark Deen. England are jealous of Ibra but he will sell the to them.
😂😂 yesterday you were trolling Liverpool , now it is your turn. Ok , assume you had penalty and brighton had more clinical players the match should have ended CHE 2 - 4 BHA. If you think i am wrong watch the game again.
Sihalopry
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he wanted to build a team ,,nobody want to play against,,,,,boom cement got finished during man u game
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Arsenal is currently playing better than Chelsea.