Tuchel, Chelsea make Tottenham sing the Blues 0-3 in the Premier League

Tuchel makes the right moves at the half, Tottenham stays flat

While Tottenham seemed to go into the break and think everything was fine making no changes and continuing the limp play they ended the half with, Chelsea went about solving their issues.

With a player that holds the ball as well as Romelo Lukaku up top, Chelsea did not need three attackers, they needed an extra midfielder so they would have the numbers and start winning those 50/50 balls. To do this Tuchel brought on N’Golo Kante and took off Mason Mount.

This change worked from the start as Kante added that extra midfield pressure that was lacking for Chelsea in the first half and suddenly Tottenham were struggling to maintain possession, just minutes into the half.

As Dele failed to attack the ball on defence against a corner kick and Thiago Silva headed in Chelsea’s first, you could see the deflation on the team, which would only get worse.

Failing to react to a clear loss of control, Chelsea dominated for the entire first 15 minutes of the half, with 59% possession four corners, and five shots, all on target after managing zero in the first half.

The second goal sealed Spurs fate

The second goal was completely a result of the failure to react to Chelsea tactically as well as a failure to match the energy the Blues were bringing. Giovani Lo Celso had a poor touch – as he did all day – in the defensive third, losing the ball which was quickly centered to Kante. Kante took a shot from distance, which deflected off Eric Dier, wrong-footing Hugo Lloris and Spurs were down by two like that.

Tottenham brought on Bryan Gil and Oliver Skipp for Lo Celso and Ndombele but the game was already over. As Tottenham continued to fight, late on Davinson Sanchez came on for Cristian Romero is an odd substitution but Chelsea kept attacking, scoring a third in injury time.

Tottenham did some things well, like keeping Kovacic in check and limiting the opportunities for Romelo Lukaku. However, the depth and options for Chelsea carried the day as plan B worked for Chelsea and Spurs fell again

With a midweek Carabao Cup match at Wolves and then a trip to the Emirates for the north London derby, Tottenham cannot put their heads down as an opportunity to get right lay ahead, if the team can find the will.