“I don’t really know where this performance today comes from. 'We are clearly not where we want to be.' Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has questioned his side's hunger following their defeat by Dinamo Zagreb. CFC | UCL More from lukedbrown
The Croatian champions had won just five of their 43 Champions League games before Tuesday night but beat two-time champions Chelsea through Mislav Orsic’s first-half goal.
The loss was Chelsea’s third in five games and an angry Tuchel blamed himself as well as suggesting his players did not fight hard enough in Croatia. “I didn’t see it coming, obviously I was in the wrong movie,” a clearly emotional Tuchel said after the match. “I thought that the last game helped us. I thought the team was prepared, I thought we know what this is all about.
“I don’t really know where this performance today comes from. A lack of determination, a lack of hunger and a lack of intensity to actually do the things that we need at the highest level. We are clearly not where we want to be. “I’m angry about our performance. It’s not precise enough, it’s not clinical enough, it’s not aggressive enough on the ball, it’s not determined enough.In Group E’s other game, Serie A champions
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