Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel admits his team has been "fragile" in recent games.
Tuchel was speaking ahead of their clash with West Ham.
He said, "It's a bit fragile at the moment, I have to say – it was against Brentford, was against Real Madrid. But then, straight away, it was better in the next three games. We had a good start to the match [against Arsenal]. I was very happy with the energy and the quality. Then it was a bit like, 'oh, not again' [after the Arsenal goal], and once you have this feeling, it is hard to get rid of it again.
"Sometimes, it is not a problem tactically or with the shape. Sometimes it is due to the quality of the opponent, and you have to accept. It is hard to separate whether it's our mistake, not enough, or difficult to defend this chance. It can happen that a feeling creeps in you don't want to have in a home game.
"You want to feel you are capable of coming back. The game now is different but hard to argue. We have a row of three home games with similar results that we absolutely don't like. It is now the job to convince the players to keep going, supporters to keep pushing and hang in positive because we have a lot to build on, rely on, and trust. Don't get superstitious now and believe in things that aren't there. It is another challenge on top of it."
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