‘A good performance’: Thomas Tuchel reacts to 21-year-old’s display vs Crystal Palace

‘A good performance’: Thomas Tuchel reacts to 21-year-old’s display vs Crystal Palace – originally posted on Sportslens.com Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was pleased with the performance of Kai Havertz against Crystal Palace, but believes that the German needs to be more ruthless in front of goal. The 21-year-old produced an impressive performance with a goal […]

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‘Simply too good’, ‘Impressive’: Some Chelsea fans react to attacker’s display vs Crystal Palace

‘Simply too good’, ‘Impressive’: Some Chelsea fans react to attacker’s display vs Crystal Palace – originally posted on Sportslens.com A selection of Chelsea fans on Twitter were delighted with the performance of Kai Havertz during the 4-1 Premier League win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Blues suffered an embarrassing 5-2 defeat to West Bromwich […]

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Tuchel’s trio offer Chelsea their best form of attack

Thomas Tuchel continues to rattle through his Chelsea to-do list at breakneck speed. After the Blues’ best attacking performance of his reign so far, the new manager may well be thinking about checking off perhaps his most-pressing task. Chelsea dismantled Crystal Palace with a devastating opening half-hour which had the Eagles fearing another home humiliation. […]

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Tuchel hails subs over ‘disconnected’ Chelsea duo

Thomas Tuchel amits Kai Havertz and Timo Werner “didn’t play at their highest level” and hailed the Chelsea duo making an impact from the bench on Wednesday. The Blues beat Porto 2-0 in Seville thanks to goals from Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell, but Tuchel was not impressed with the displays of his two compatriots. […]

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Bayern boss Flick names Chelsea trio he wanted to sign

Hansi Flick has admitted he wanted to sign three Chelsea players for Bayern Munich. Bayern signed Leroy Sane from Manchester City, Marc Roca from Espanyol and Bouna Sarr from Marseille in the summer, but Flick admits a Blues trio were among the players on his shortlist. Callum Hudson-Odoi was linked with a £50million move to […]

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Rio likens Chelsea star Havertz to ‘silky’ Man Utd teammate

Rio Ferdinand insists Kai Havertz “will get there” for Chelsea and likened him to one of his former Manchester United teammates. The German – signed for £72million from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer – has struggled for form and fitness in his first season at Stamford Bridge, but is starting to find the form which […]

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Chelsea ‘waiting for breakthrough’ on striker form, says Tuchel

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says the Blues are ‘waiting on a breakthrough’ for their strikers to hit form. Timo Werner, Tammy Abraham and Kai Havertz have all struggled in front of goal this season. Werner had the most obvious lapse of form after going 14 league matches without scoring. OPINION: Wilder, Sheff Utd deserved more […]

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Tuchel names three roles Havertz can fill for Chelsea

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is confident Kai Havertz could spearhead his side’s Champions League challenge as their central striker. Havertz arrived at Stamford Bridge as an attacking midfielder when former manager Frank Lampard signed him from Bayer Leverkusen for £71million, including add-ons, last September. MAILBOX: Arteta’s impression of Mini-Pep, belittling Liverpool, Wilder and… But Tuchel, […]

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Shearer pinpoints one way Havertz must improve at Chelsea

Alan Shearer says Kai Havertz should have scored “two or three tap-ins” in Chelsea’s 0-0 draw with Leeds on Saturday. Havertz led the line again for the Blues after his excellent performance in the same position in the victory over Everton. But the £72million summer signing spurned a number of opportunities as Chelsea missed the […]

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Tuchel explains best Havertz position after draw with Leeds

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has revealed that the best position for Kai Havertz is as a number nine rather than number 10. The German forward started in Chelsea’s 0-0 draw with Leeds at Elland Road. He failed to score but did show some promise in attack and could get a much-needed goal soon. FEATURE: Five […]

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