|
Arsenal got off the mark when Eddie Nketiah
pounced on a weak back pass by Christensen before slotting past
goalkeeper Edouard Mendy in the 13th minute of their Premier
League match at Stamford Bridge.
Danish defender Christensen was then replaced by Thiago Silva
during the break.
"He said he cannot continue, so I think he had some problems,"
Tuchel told reporters. "I don't take a player out because he
makes one mistake.
"To say the pitch is difficult to play here, it maybe sounds
like an excuse. But it is a very, very difficult pitch that we
have here. The ball bounces very awkwardly in front of Andreas
when he wants to play this ball.
"But still, we had the same mistake against Real Madrid that
cost us the next round of the Champions League, and this one
cost us the next match."
Christensen took the blame for the goal but said Chelsea
continued to make mistakes even after Timo Werner had got them
back on level terms.
"I take 100% responsibility on my shoulders for the first goal,
it was my mistake, but luckily for me we got back into the game
quite quickly through Timo's goal," Christensen said.
"We kept making mistakes though and it's hard to keep bouncing
back. We can only blame ourselves for this result."
Chelsea remain third on 62 points, five points ahead of
Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal having played one game less. They
host West Ham United on Sunday.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
[© 2022 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]
This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content. |
|
