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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/12/31/
-why-should-we-stop-in-the-middle-of-a-race----tuchel-on-recover

'Why should we stop in the middle of a race?' – Tuchel on recovering from
disappointment and the impact of fans standing

31 Dec 2021


Thomas Tuchel insists now is not the time to give up hope in the title
race as Chelsea look to land a significant blow on one of our fellow
challengers this weekend.


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Liverpool arrive in south-west London on Sunday afternoon currently a
point and a place behind the Blues in the Premier League standings, albeit
having played one game fewer.


However, it is Manchester City currently setting the pace out front having
extended their lead to eight points in midweek as Tuchel's men dropped
points at home to Brighton and the Reds lost at Leicester.


That growing gap has led some pundits to ponder over whether City
retaining the title is now just an inevitability, though Tuchel is not
prepared to wave the white flag just yet.


'We don't give up anything because why should we stop in the middle of the
race?' said the boss.


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'We don't really think about this stuff too much. We do think about who
plays, what we tell the team today, how we approach the team. I know other
people think a lot about this but we actually never do.'


However, the Chelsea head coach accepts our recent home form, with one win
in five league matches at Stamford Bridge, has proved costly and would
otherwise have placed his side in a much more favourable position at the
turn of the calendar year.


'We had three games at home now where we conceded late equalisers after
dominating all the statistics, with clearly better chances but we are
purely unlucky,' he continued.


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'It's a matter of six points that we lose because you have three draws
instead of three wins so it obviously hurts us because with six points
more we would have a completely different feeling around New Year's Eve.


'We have the feeling that we invest a lot and squeeze the lemon but it's
like squeezing the same lemon over and over again but expecting there
always to be fresh juice coming out.


'It's hard because we're so ambitious but this is not the first time in my
career, and for sure not the first time in the players' careers, to have
days like this where things feel a bit more heavy.


https://i.imgur.com/hr0Lzgv.jpg
The Blues are looking to land a significant blow on one of our fellow
challengers this weekend


'When we are in upset mode like this, it's sometimes good to make the
focus a bit wider and look at the bigger picture, remember what we did in
the year 2021 and accept that we are still going in the right direction.'


An electric atmosphere at the Bridge in our first game of 2022 could be a
difference-maker and Tuchel is hopeful that the start of a safe standing
trial in some areas of the ground could provide an extra boost to the
noise and support.


'I was not aware of it but I'm happy for the fans because I guess they
like it and they want certain areas where they can have the possibility to
watch a game standing and be a bit more emotional,' Tuchel added.


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'Safety is first and we can all agree on that. We are used to it in
Germany, that there are big sections in the stadiums where fans can stand
and it's a very traditional thing but safe at the same time.


'Hopefully it will give the extra boost to our supporters because we
absolutely need them on their best level right in this moment and right in
the very first game of the new year against Liverpool.'

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When it comes to a crisis, still keep on running.

You believe in power. It's mental power.


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