Thomas Tuchel has faith in team mettle

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel played down the need to sign new players after a 0-3 loss at Leeds United in the Premier League on Sunday, saying his team could have won the match.

Tuchel has previously said Chelsea were looking to bolster their ranks before the end of the transfer window, with a central defender and a striker the priorities, but would not resort to panic buying.

“The transfer period is still open and it gets later and later and we need to focus on what we have and what we can do,” Tuchel told reporters after the match at Leeds.

“Everything was going well. I still believe we can win with this team in Leeds. “It is more our fault than anybody else’s credit,” Tuchel said. He added that he was not shocked the defeat had come off the back of a strong performance against Tottenham Hotspur, with whom Chelsea drew 2-2 last Sunday.

“There’s no time to be shocked. For 20 minutes, we did it. But then we did stuff that cost us the dominance and chance to create more chances. But we were not under pressure or in chaos.”