Chelsea did excellent business at home on Tuesday evening in the battle for a Champions League ticket. However, after the 2-1 victory over FA Cup winner Leicester City, Thomas Tuchel did crack some critical notes about the arbitration. The German manager of the Blues is of the opinion that the VAR has clearly not been in favor of his team, especially recently.
According to Tuchel, Chelsea should have received a penalty in the first half of the encounter with Leicester, when Timo Werner was knocked down in the penalty area by Youri Tielemans. “That is clearly a penalty”, the Chelsea coach grumbled afterwards Sky Sports. “To be honest, the VAR decisions are always very bad for us, it’s really awful. This is now the third time in a row. Against Arsenal we were denied a goal after a handball, in the FA Cup final a goal was lost. goal rejected (by Ben Chilwell, ed.) and today we should have been given a penalty. This really has to stop. “
The fact that Chelsea did not receive a penalty before half time did not appear to have disastrous consequences. With goals from Antonio Rüdiger (47) and Jorginho (66), sporting revenge was taken at Leicester. “We told each other in the break that we should not worry,” said Tuchel. “It was an excellent performance, although the job is not done yet.” A win at Aston Villa on Sunday is enough for Chelsea to secure a ticket to the Champions League group stage.
Werner failed to score against Leicester for the second time in four days on Tuesday-evening. Despite this, the striker continues to have full confidence in his manager. “He was everywhere and I want to see that again on Sunday. Extra compliments are not necessary now. Enjoy, shut up, enjoy your day off and get ready for Sunday”, Werner got the message. That fans were welcome at Stamford Bridge again pleased Tuchel. “I was very happy with that. It made a big difference today.”
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