Chelsea showed “no purpose” in Thomas Tuchel’s first game in charge, says Tony Cascarino, who says he “hated every minute it”.
Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard, who was sacked on Tuesday following a string of bad runs in the EPL.
The Blues turned to a man who led Paris Saint-Germain to their first-ever Champions League final last season in the hope he could instantly turn the team’s fortunes around, but his reign in west London got off to a dull start on Wednesday night.
“I was surprised by his comments even before the game started,” the former Chelsea star told talkSPORT. “He said it was probably one of the most difficult selections I’ve ever had to make.
“I was thinking, ‘have you not watched a certain amount of videos before you coach your first game?’
“Watch their last ten games and you might have got a good idea what their best team is! I found it a very strange comment.
“And the performance? I hated every minute of it!
“Especially the first half. I could have gone and put the kettle on and made a cup of tea when Chelsea started to move.
“I probably could have got to my tea and started drinking it by the time they got to the 18-yard box.”