Fans think Tuchel took excuses to "new level" with comments after Chelsea lost to Arsenal
dailystar.co.ukChelsea's defeat to Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday.The Blues had twice fought back from going a goal down in the first-half but were unable to recover after the break.
A double from Eddie Nketiah, coupled with Emile Smith Rowe's strike and Bukayo Saka's late penalty were enough to claim all three points for the Gunners.All four of the visitors' goals were rooted in defensive errors, with Andreas Christensen, Malang Sarr and Cesar Azpilicueta all having nights to forget.
But Tuchel refused to blame his players for the defeat and instead bizarrely pointed to the pitch at Stamford Bridge as the cause of their problems."I don't take a player out because he does one mistake.
To say that the pitch is difficult to play here, maybe it sounds like an excuse. But it's a very, very difficult pitch that we have here," he said."It's not to our favour.
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