Thomas Tuchel admitted his side ‘lacked belief’ as Manchester City brought Chelsea’s unbeaten start to a shuddering end.
Chelsea failed to register a shot on target at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon and succumb to Gabriel Jesus’ winner shortly after half-time.
Tuchel suggested they played with fear and accepted that he will also question his own decision to operate conservatively against the Premier League champions.
‘We lacked belief and a confidence to escape,’ said the German. ‘With every mistake we made, we lost more and more confidence.