Thomas Tuchel dashes the possibility that Chelsea is falling apart, claims they are strong enough to handle the situation.
The Blues lost in the FA Cup final after a home disappointing outing against arsenal that has now built a top-four pressure. Despite the top four pressures, the London outfit has an important Champions League Final against Manchester City.
However, with Chelsea’s top-four chances hanging by a thread, Tuchel claims they are strong enough to fight.
“It’s in our hands and we have another two finals. But we were strong enough to get to the Cup final. So I’m pretty sure we are strong enough to handle the situation,” Tuchel claimed.
“But that’s the challenge. Is it easy? No. But it’s fun because this is what it is all about. There are a lot of teams out there who are jealous of our situation I can tell you,” he explained.
He admits, “We need a little bit of luck to turn things around – we never lied about that.”
“We said that when we were consistently winning and that hasn’t changed. So I hope the atmosphere isn’t too negative because there is no reason for it,” the German continued.
The former PSG coach added, “Don’t forget we have enough leaders. And this is a strong group who deserved very much to be in the final because we had a huge semi-final and for me, this group, deserved to win the final.
“We can accept that we didn’t win and that we can improve in some moments of the game. But it was enough to win the game and we were simply unlucky.”
However, Chelsea’s boss points at the mounting pressure after Tuesday’s home disappointment against Arsenal.
“Arsenal increased the pressure for the game on Tuesday. Today was an isolated game. It has nothing to do with the race for the top 4 or the Champions League final,” Tuchel pointed.