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Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel expressed anger at Callum Hudson-Odoi’s efforts after the frustrating draw at Southampton.
Mason Mount’s grief rescued out of color Chelsea draws 1-1 at Southampton while the Saints frustrated Tuchel’s Blues and ended their six-game losing streak.
Takumi Minamino’s fine shot put Southampton ahead at half-time and Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men held on to boost morale.
But it was Sub Hudson-Odoi who was in the limelight full time. He replaced an injured Tammy Abraham at halftime, but was hooked 30 minutes later and replaced by Hakim Ziyech.
Tuchel said BT sport: “Of course we did, we had every chance and every chance of winning, he would have deserved it, sometimes in football an opportunity is granted and they score.
“I’m not worried about Tammy Abraham, it wasn’t about the injury, it was hard for her to show her quality. He couldn’t put his stamp on this game so we changed the lineup. “
When asked about Hudson-Odoi, Tuchel replied: “No, it was not related to injuries; He was not happy with her attitude, energy, and back pressure.
“In a game where it’s difficult to create chances, you have to rely on the fast break to force maybe mistakes, to get a second ball and have an easy chance.
“For that we have to be totally active and showing totally to counter pressure. And today I didn’t feel this from Callum.
“He missed a few opportunities to counter, he missed some easy balls. He had a feeling that he had never really liked the game.
“You know that I trust him a lot because he plays every game for us. But today I was close to him. I don’t know, maybe it was even unfair, but today I didn’t have the feeling that I normally have about him that he can be decisive.
“It’s a tough decision today, but nothing that stays between us or for long. Tomorrow it is forgotten and we prepare for Atlético ”.
“Takumi Minamino showed his quality and his class.”
“Everybody a man defended himself very well.”
“We know that every few days is an opportunity to fix things.”
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Monte: we were poor
Scorer Mount said BT sport: “We had a lot of control in the first half. We talk at break. We don’t believe enough in the last third. It was poor.
“They had a chance and they scored, they caught us off guard.”
Mount grew up as a Portsmouth fan and scoring against Southampton was special for the Englishman: “It means a little more to me. But the most important thing was to achieve victory.
“We need to win these games if we want to be up there. We need to see what went wrong.
“I was the next in penalty service. I was always confident. “
On working with the new Tuchel, he added: “I’m enjoying it. We need to keep winning and keep pushing to get results. “
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