​Chelsea manager Tuchel: Leeds loss has nothing to do with running or their style

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22 Aug 2022 • 2:00 PM MYT
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Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel believes that losing to Leeds United was not about the team that ran the most.

The German was upset at the way his team let in goals during a 3-0 drubbing to Jesse Marsch's team away from home.

Chelsea have now won one, drawn one, and lost one of their opening three Premier League games.

Tuchel said post-game, per BBC: "We were not all over the place.

"With the ball, we were not disciplined enough and were not sharp enough after 20 minutes. But against the ball, everything was fine... It was a set piece and an own goal [with Mendy's error allowing Brenden Aaronson to score] that tells the story today."

He added "This has simply nothing to do with pressing, simply nothing to do with running less kilometres, and nothing to do with the style of Leeds.

"We should not confuse these things. We were able to cope with that style, we were able to be the better team, we were able to be one [or] two-zero ahead."