Thomas Tuchel admits Chelsea need to work on attitude and mindset

Chelsea have seen their title hopes drift away, and Tuchel believes they need to work on their attitude.

Thomas Tuchel has admitted Chelsea need an “attitude adjustment” before they take on Tottenham this weekend.

The Blues have seen their title hopes drift away following the defeat to Manchester City and the disappointing draw with Brighton. They are currently third on the Premier League table, 12 points off the defending champions, who have a game in hand.

And the German conceded his side let their waning title bid get under their skin following the recent results.

“We decided we would give the players two days off after Brighton to de-connect a little bit,” said the Blues boss.

“But the two days alone doesn’t solve everything. It was good to have, and after this Tottenham game we will have another chance to give the majority of the players another two days off, because we simply need it.

“But for this Sunday, two days alone are not the solution. We have to make sure we are in a different attitude and a different mindset, and in top shape, because we have a big match coming on Sunday.”

However, he insisted that concerns over the gap with City only lasted for the Brighton game and his side will be back to their very best this weekend.

Thomas Tuchel on recent form:

"Not for a couple matches, just for Brighton. After the loss vs Man City and playing two days later, I could see, feel, from myself and the team that emotions took over. Maybe frustration, disappointment, it was hard for us to reach top level…"
— Absolute Chelsea (@AbsoluteChelsea) January 21, 2022

Tuchel added: “Just for the one match which was in Brighton [they were concerned about the gulf]. We had a couple of good matches before, and good results also.

“And if we did not have the results, the match was good and the mindset and attitude was always good and on the level where it needs to be.

“But after the loss against Manchester City and the gap opened up enormously for us, and playing two days later on a Tuesday again. I could see, I could feel from myself and from the team, that some emotions took over, maybe frustration, maybe disappointment.

“But that was the very first time, so when it happens for the first time we should not make a bigger deal of it than it is. We’ve had our two days off now and two days to prepare to be ready for Sunday.”