Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea: Thomas Tuchel’s Style Highlights The Flaws In Jose Mourinho’s Approach

WHEN Thomas Tuchel walked out for his first game in charge of Chelsea, his new side were down in 10th in the table, four points behind Tottenham. Eight days on and with a 1-0 victory over their London rivals to celebrate, Chelsea are three points clear of Spurs, already into the top six and looking capable of climbing rather further than that.

The manner of the result will be as welcome as the points, so dominant were Tuchel’s team, particularly in the first half when Tottenham struggled to make acquaintance with the ball. It was more of a test during the latter stages as Spurs chased an equaliser but four-and-a-half hours into his reign and Chelsea are yet to concede a goal under their new coach.

There will be caveats, of course, with Jose Mourinho the quickest to point them out. It was only Jorginho’s penalty that separated the sides