{"id":1263492,"date":"2022-05-23T15:23:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T14:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1263492"},"modified":"2022-05-23T15:23:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T14:23:17","slug":"thomas-tuchel-chelsea-huge-disadvantage-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/thomas-tuchel-chelsea-huge-disadvantage-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Man Utd and Spurs will be in the title race\u2019 \u2014 Tuchel says Chelsea have \u201chuge disadvantage\u201d next season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thomas Tuchel has conceded Chelsea face a “huge disadvantage” in the Premier League title race next season as he predicts Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will be in the mix for top-flight glory.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Blues concluded 2021\/22 with a 2-1 win over Watford at Stamford Bridge on the final day, placing comfortably in third and securing Champions League football in the process, but it’s a long cry from the title challenge many were expecting of them at the start of the season.<\/p>\n

The European champions were looking good value to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool for the Premier League trophy in autumn, but just tailed off in the second half of the campaign, though Tuchel was able to confirm a third-placed finish amid the backdrop of ownership uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n

With Chelsea still unable to make transfers until Todd Boehly\u00a0completes his purchase of the club from Roman Abramovich, Tuchel has admitted his plans for the summer have been kept on ice, which has already put Chelsea at a \u201chuge disadvantage\u201d ahead of next season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no need to make excuses now, it is just the situation we are in and we have to be as quick as possible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, of course, it is unsatisfying because our hands are tied and we cannot act as we want.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have clear ideas for the profiles and characteristic of these players (we want to sign). It is not like you put a name on the list and then you get the player.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou have to convince the player, you have to speak to other clubs and convince yourself this is the player. There is normally a lot of work and it will be the same to be competitive next season, while everybody else tries to close the gap to us.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two top teams are what they are – a benchmark of consistency. This is the situation and from there we do our very best to be competitive because this is what we want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chelsea boss went on to add that Man Utd will once again emerge as a front-runner for the Premier League title following the appointment of Erik ten Hag, while Tottenham will also be up there in what is set to be Antonio Conte’s first full season in north London.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be a super tough race,\u201d Tuchel added. \u201cManchester United will be in the race, Tottenham will be in the race with Antonio Conte for sure.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe want to stay in the race and Liverpool and Man City do everything to make their squads bigger and they set the standard so high. This is the challenge in which we compete. We have in the moment a huge disadvantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at the last year we have only been in the top three, this is very good, and there is always room for improvement.\u201cThe level of consistency from City and Liverpool was too much for us, it was too high.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will not get easier to close this gap, because while we are forced to be passive they are improving their squads.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut this is the challenge, and we need to be fast and smart when it\u2019s possible to have a competitive team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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