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tuchel-gives-verdict-on-bournemouth-win-and-prepares-to-make-dec
Tuchel gives verdict on Bournemouth win and prepares to make decisions
28 Jul 2021
Last night's friendly at Bournemouth gave Thomas Tuchel the opportunity to
see a number of his Chelsea players in match action for the first time,
and it was an experience he enjoyed as the Blues showed resilience to come
from behind and triumph on the South Coast.
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Emiliano Marcondes had headed the Cherries in front midway through the
second half, but substitute strikers Armando Broja and Ike Ugbo netted in
quick succession to complete a rapid turnaround, securing a victory in our
opening pre-season fixture.
'I'm always happy when we win, because we play to win,' assessed Tuchel
after the game.
'It was a tough test. Bournemouth started very bravely, and very direct
and very aggressive. We needed some time to adapt to feel a bit more
comfortable. Then we controlled the first half and had some big chances.
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'The second half we did a lot of changes, interrupted our own rhythm, had
some crucial ball losses to give away two big chances, but in the end it's
nice because we came back and showed a good mentality.'
Tuchel stuck with five at the back throughout but switched to two up front
in the second half with a more narrow midfield three.
'It suits Armando and Ike better as double strikers,' noted the boss.
'They had the two chances and they took them. This is what they do and now
they have to continue.
'It was good, and necessary to turn the game around. It's a much better
feeling to win games and to continue from there, than to lose and worry or
be sad and angry.'
Twenty-one different players featured for Chelsea at the Vitality Stadium
over the course of an entertaining 90 minutes. Two-thirds of them had
never played under Tuchel.
'We need these games to analyse and to judge our players, and to make
decisions about the best next steps for them,' he said.
'There is now a training group of 28 or 29 which is a huge group, and
players are coming back in the near future, so we have to make some
decisions.
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Thomas Tuchel: "It was a good test after a heavy week, win keeps the camp
positive"
'It's good to learn during matches because we need to judge them on a fair
basis and on some impressions from games because it's better than
training.'