For Chelsea, the team has been in a rather difficult situation. In fact, just a few rounds ago, Chelsea was one of the best in the five leagues, and in the eyes of the outside world, Tuchel's team is not only still the strongest contender for the Champions League title, but also expected to bring the Premier League title trophy back to Stamford Bridge Stadium again. However, almost without warning, Chelsea's competitive form has taken a sharp turn for the worse, with three of their last four games failing to score all three points, with the difference between them widening in the face of City's consecutive wins.
Chelsea have scored 42 points in 20 games in the Premier League table, and City have reached 53 points after winning a strong battle with Arsenal, 11 points ahead of Chelsea. Although Chelsea have the advantage of one game less, in the face of such a large point difference, Tuchel's side has been quite difficult to surpass their opponents and win the title in half a season. Moreover, judging from Chelsea's fixture schedule for a period of time to come, in the next 5 league games, they should not say that the gap is close, even if they can ensure that the point difference is not continued to widen, it is already a good result. Chelsea's opponents include Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham, Brighton and Arsenal during this fixture's schedule, and almost every game is an uphill battle. For Chelsea, they can score 9 or 10 points in these 5 games, which is a very good record.
Of course, there are also some objective reasons for the decline in the team's state. For example, the team has suffered too many injuries. This season, Chelsea have had a clear shortage of young generals for the vast majority of the season. From Lukaku and Werner in the front, Mount and Kovacic in the midfield position, and Azpilicueta and Christensen in the back line, they have all suffered from injuries to varying degrees. What makes Tuchel even more difficult to accept is that Chilwell and Rees James suffered serious injuries at the same time. Among them, Chilwell has been unable to play this season, and Reece James will also miss out for weeks. Judging from Tuchel's tactical system, these two wing-backs play a very crucial role at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Rices James, in particular, the 22-year-old England international is the best performer in the team. According to the Guardian, Chelsea, who have "no rice to cook", hope to sign Atletico full-back Trippier during the winter break. This season, as the main player of the team, Trippier has made 17 appearances in league and Champions League competitions, and his performance is decent. Trippier's value on the transfer market is 18 million euros, which is not difficult for Chelsea.
In addition to injuries, the poor performance of some key players has also left Tuchel a little helpless. One of the most representative is striker Romelu Lukaku. Although the Belgian centre-forward did well at the beginning of the season, showing excellent goal efficiency, as the season progressed, Romelu Lukaku's performance continued to decline, and the efficiency of the goal also decreased significantly. In the last 14 games in all competitions, Romelu Lukaku has scored just one goal. Such goal efficiency is in stark contrast to his €100 million worth. In addition to the unsatisfactory efficiency of scoring goals on the pitch, Lukaku also seems to be at odds with the team's tactical style. This season, Tuchel's tactical approach has been to pursue fast passes and focus on deep passes, at which point Lukaku is completely unable to meet the requirements. His movement on the field is too slow, and it is difficult to form an effective echo and cooperation with his teammates.
For Lukaku, while he intends to return to Inter, according to transfer expert Romano, Tuchel has refused to let Romelu Lukaku leave. As long as he can control his weight and regain his form, he has a very good hope of becoming an indispensable member of the team again. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)