Tuchel says Chelsea need to make Stamford Bridge their stronghold

Chelsea have suffered home defeats this month, with the latest coming after their defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday.

Thomas Tuchel has now expressed worries ahead of their next game vs West Ham on Sunday against West Ham.

Tuchel believes the Blues need to start making Stamford Bridge an impossible place for opponents to come and pick up points.

‘We tried hard,’ said Tuchel. ‘I would say that I tried everything and I would say that everybody in the building tried everything and the players as well. There is room for improvement and the gap is big but we are competing with maybe the two most successful teams that ever played in this league, so the stakes are high.

‘Given the last two defeats here at home at Stamford Bridge, the gap is bigger than it should be. Before that it was bigger than it should be and I think it was due to circumstances, not due to our effort or quality. It could have been smaller.

‘At some point the gap opened. You see now dramatically in the last two games against Brentford and Arsenal why the gap is that big. City and Liverpool don’t have these matches in their season.

‘We are ninth in the home table, we conceded second-half goals to draw against Burnley and Everton and they were absolutely games where we dominated, where we had big chances, where we struggled to convert our chances. From there the gap was growing, but we have to stay in the moment.’