Thomas Tuchel has come to his forward line’s defence amid the recent woes endured by the Chelsea strike force in front of the goal, giving birth to speculation of the Blues splashing the cash on a big-name forward this summer.
The Chelsea boss has insisted that despite the lack of cutting edge in the final third of the pitch from his players, Tuchel expects his attacking options to return to their usual self rather than use the transfer window to bring in a fresh face.
Speaking to reporters, as quoted by the Express, the former Paris Saint-Germain gaffer said that he is willing to show patience with the Chelsea attacking line even as the likes of Borussia Dortmund talisman Erling Haaland is linked with a summer switch to Stamford Bridge.
“In general I’m happy because we don’t only look at the output, how much they score, how much they assist,” said Tuchel.
“Of course this is something, some statistic to which every striker is attached and everybody needs to have the mentality to cope with the pressure that comes along with statistics. It’s like this in high-level football.
“But I have to say at the moment everybody is working hard, nobody is lazy, nobody is taking their time outs when we’re defending. We’re defending high, we’re defending as a block”We’re still looking a little bit for the breakthrough for one or two guys to go on a run and score consistently.
“Obviously that’s not the case at the moment and we will not stop pushing and stop looking for solutions to create more clear chances for them.
“That’s the way it is, but there’s no need now to reflect for the summer or reflect on solutions other than the solutions that we have.
“We have guys we are happy with and who have the potential to be more decisive, and we will try to help them.”
The Blues have been somewhat lacklustre in their attacking endeavours of late, most notably Saturday’s goalless stalemate against Leeds United witnessed yet another uninspiring show of quality from the Chelsea frontline.
With Werner on the bench and Tammy Abraham unavailable due to injury, Tuchel had gone ahead with a surprising decision of fielding Kai Havertz as the central strike force on the Blues teamsheet.
