Twitter explodes as Chelsea suffer second straight away defeat after 2-1 loss against Southampton
Chelsea suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Southampton on August 30 which has sent Twitter into a frenzy.
In an enthralling affair it was the Saints who walked away with all three points as Thomas Tuchel's side suffer defeat for the second time this season.
Chelsea started brightly and got their reward in the 23rd minute when Kai Havertz spotted Mason Mount making a run into the box.
The English attacker played in Raheem Sterling, who showed great composure before placing past Gavin Bazunu.
Sterling's impressive start to life in Blues colors continues as he now has three goals in his first five appearances.
However, Southampton reacted strongly and just four minutes later they were level through a wonderstrike.
An inswinging corner from James Ward-Prowse was cleared by Cesar Azpilicueta with the ball falling to Romeo Lavia on the edge of the box.
The teenager signed from Manchester City this summer struck a thunderbolt past Edouard Mendy to grab a vital equalizer.
The Saints pressurized off the back of Lavia's stunner and turned it around in the 45+1 minute.
Romain Perraud found himself in space, sending a drilled cross into Scott Armstrong whose deflected strike went into the roof of the net.
Chelsea looked for an equalizer of their own with the likes of Sterling and Hakim Ziyech going close for the west London club.
Ralph Hassenhuttl's side could have been further ahead if it weren't for astute defending from Marc Cucurella.
The Spaniard made a vital block from Mohamed Elyounoussi's header in the 52nd minute.
Thiago Silva then denied Mohammed Salisu in the 73rd minute with a goalline clearance following the Ghanian's header.
Chelsea were second best throughout the second half and deserved to be beaten on the night.
Tuchel will be less than impressed with his side as are the club's supporters.
Here are some reactions from fans on Twitter to the Blues' surprising 2-1 defeat to Southampton:
Thereโs something wrong at Chelsea but nobody wants to say Tuchel itโs funny
1-1.
WHAT A GOAL BY 18 YEAR OLD LAVIA! https://t.co/QP74XvMaeb
Lavia and Raheem on the scoresheet, there's tears in my eyes there.
@ChelseaFC @WhaleFinApp You canโt blame Pulisic for wanting to leave when you got Mount and Havertz stinking it up every f*cking week and never get dropped. when itโs gonna end Robbie๐ญ
@ChelseaFC @WhaleFinApp I have a dream @ChelseaFC https://t.co/qK7YrDctRg
@ChelseaFC @WhaleFinApp Can someone please tell me why and how Mount and havertz start week in week out? There is only one player in our attack and it's sterling
Yeah Tuchel is clueless now. Outplayed by Leeds and now being outplayed by Southampton ๐๐. Pochettino will be better than this guy
For years people laughed at us for not getting Koulibaly, turns out he's just a wish version of Harry Maguire
Timo Werner Hattrick at Leipzig
Tammy Abraham flourishing at Roma
Lukaku scoring at Inter Milan
Sometimes all you have to do is leave that Toxic Relationship๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
@ChelseaFC Thomas Tuchel: โWe will build a team that no one wants to play againstโ https://t.co/DHCvBlMmH4
@ChelseaFC 90 minutes of Tucheliban Ball:
โข 9-1-1 formation
โข Defenders playing in midfield
โข Relying on CB's to score a goal
โข We won't create, give us a mistake
โข Attacking football? No Danke๐
โข Terrorising this beautiful game with his tactics
BETTER THAN TIM SHERWOOD???๐ฅถ๐ฅถ
@ChelseaFC Any @ChelseaFC fan who defends Tuchel is not a real @ChelseaFC fan.
After 18 months Tuchel is still not able to make his team fluid and dangerous but has always been one trick pony and that's showing.
We spent more than 200 Million and still @ChelseaFC team is looking horrible.
@ChelseaFC Koulibaly full time highlights against Southhampton https://t.co/MSlLt2jsIX
@ChelseaFC Questions must be asked of Tuchel nowโฆyouโve had money to spend on who you want this summer and this is how we start the season?
@ChelseaFC @WhaleFinApp 7 points from 5 games and apart from that Spurs game we havenโt played well in any of the other matches. Weโve spent ยฃ200m yet without James we look like a Championship team.
@ChelseaFC @WhaleFinApp Spending so much on unproven players won't give you 3 points ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/โฆ
We bounced back ๐ twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/โฆ
@SouthamptonFC Fair play! We were absolutely shite but yous can only play what's in front of you. Yous wanted it more and were absolutely switched on and controlled the game. Great win!
FT: Southampton 2-1 Chelsea.
A boring and bad performance from Tuchel's side which leads to the second away defeat in a row. https://t.co/G8j5fIHHXQ
THOMAS TUCHEL 7/15 POINTSSSS
https://t.co/uY64USkRVh
@ChelseaFC @WhaleFinApp We can all agree tonight that we are miles behind Liverpool & City in every segment of the game.
I love Tuchel but I am so fed up pretending that Havertz is the striker we need. Beside Sterling & Reece James there is absolutely no one on this team that can make a difference.
@ChelseaFC @WhaleFinApp Full time analysis
- Havertz is NOT a striker. Stop making us watch him there.
- Pulisic, Jorginho, Azpi, Mendy, Mount just simply not good enough
- Tuchel doesnโt have a plan B
- We lost a big 3 points to a bag average Southampton side
START SPENDING WISELY ON FORWARDS. ๐คฌ
Ship out Pulisic and Ziyech asap.
Broja needs to start the next game over Havertz
@AbsoluteChelsea Pathetic. Tuchel has to be on the hot seat now. The players donโt seem to want to play for him anymore. They show no fire.
Chelsea's summer transfer business not papering over the cracks
Chelsea have had an impressive summer transfer window signing the likes of Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly and Cucurella.
They have splashed the cash and are the Premier League's biggest spenders at ยฃ193.1 million thus far.
Having spent so much you would expect the Blues to field a side that are cohesive and look threatening.
However, there is a real lack of unity within the side and Tuchel looks unimpressed with the current state of affairs.