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Sheffield United v Chelsea: Jorginho penalty seals a 3rd consecutive win for Thomas Tuchel

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 Good afternoon everybody I hope you're well and a had a good weekend. Chelsea continue their good form under new coach Thomas Tuchel after winning 2-1 against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane last night. Once again Italian midfielder Jorginho stepped up to take the spot kick after Timo Werner was fouled by goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in the box. VAR had to intervene but it was as clear as daylight. Despite dominating most of the first half, the Blades made it difficult for the Blues to attack and score. However their resistance was broken just before half-time by Mason Mount with a wonderful finish from outside the box. The England international continues to impress this season despite the change in managers and accusations of favouritism by Frank Lampard during the season. German forward Timo Werner was at the heart of all the action despite not scoring (it has now been 14 EPL games) but he is definitely looking a lot more confident and its only a matter of time before he starts sc...

Chelsea v Burnley: The Blues secure a much needed win in Tuchel's second game in charge

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Good afternoon everyone! I hope you are well and having a good start to the month. So a lot has happened since I last posted. Chelsea won 3-1 in the FA Cup against Luton Town to progress to the next round and the morning after Frank Lampard was sacked as the manager of Chelsea with former PSG and Borussia Dortmund Thomas Tuchel on a 18 month deal. If you want to understand what led to his downfall, here's a link to a video by   The Athletic UK . So Tuchel's first game ended goalless against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Bridge last Wednesday night despite dominating the possession and having the better chances but it was refreshing to see the team make more passes (820)  and have more chances. It was also good to see players like Marcos Alonso and Antonio RĂ¼diger play after being frozen out by Lampard since last year September. Looks like 3-4-3 worked to a certain extent against the Wolves but what was missing was goals. This shows that the German coach is more flexible ...