Tony Cascarino has slammed Chelsea for showing 'no purpose' in Thomas Tuchel's first game in charge - and insisted that fans would have booed them if they had been watching the bore draw with Wolves.
Tuchel had barely walked through the doors at Chelsea when he was thrust into the dugout for his first game as boss after being appointed as Frank Lampard's successor.
The German has established himself as one of the best coaches in Europe after successful spells at PSG and Borussia Dortmund and was the man Chelsea turned to to get their season back up and running after a dismal run over December and January saw them slip out of the title picture.
But Tuchel was unable to inspire an immediate change in fortunes as Chelsea laboured to a goalless draw with Wolves at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night - and talkSPORT pundit Cascarino did not take any prisoners in his assessment of their performance despite it being the manager's first match in charge.
'I was surprised by his comments even before the game started,' the former Chelsea star told talkSPORT. 'He said it was probably one of the most difficult selections I've ever had to make.
'I was thinking, "have you not watched a certain amount of videos before you coach your first game?"
'Watch their last ten games and you might have got a good idea what their best team is! I found it a very strange comment.
'And the performance? I hated every minute of it!
'Especially the first half. I could have gone and put the kettle on and made a cup of tea when Chelsea started to move.
'I probably could have got to my tea and started drinking it by the time they got to the 18-yard box.'
Cascarino added: 'I've watched a lot of Dutch football and one of my biggest criticisms of it is that everybody plays the same way – possession-based with no purpose.
'You've got a similar scenario with France in the past ten years where teams will play this way; dominating the ball, never want to lose possession, but never really scared you.
'I hated what I saw in the first-half because, to me, possession-based football in the Premier League does pose different problems for you when you adopt that style.
'Wolves offered nothing' they had two glorious chances but they offered nothing in the game. I didn't like it.
'I could be totally wrong here, but if that's the way Chelsea can play then Stamford Bridge… if there were any fans in there they'd be booing!'
Tuchel has had more time to establish some of his ideas for his next match and will have the opportunity to claim his first victory as Chelsea boss when they host Burnley on Sunday afternoon.
