Chelsea coach denies punishing Christensen for his mistake against Arsenal

 Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel defended his decision to replace defender Andreas Christensen at half-time in his side's 4-2 defeat to London neighbors Arsenal in the Premier League yesterday, saying it was the Dane's inability to continue, not the mistake he made and caused In the first goal for the guests.

Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah took advantage of a wrong pass from Christensen to send the ball past goalkeeper Edward Mendy in the 13th minute of the meeting, which was held at Stamford Bridge.

During the break, Tuchel decided to bring in Thiago Silva instead of Christensen.

And the media reported that the switch came as a punitive response from the coach.

"He (Christensen) said he couldn't continue with the match, so I think he had some problems. I don't replace a player because of one foul," the German coach told reporters.

Although Christensen was considered responsible for the error that caused the first goal, his team continued to commit errors even after the equalizer scored by his colleague Timo Werner.

Coach Tuchel spoke of flaws on the pitch as well.

"I am completely responsible for the first goal. It was a mistake on my part," Christensen said.

After the defeat, Chelsea remained in third place among the 20 teams in the championship with 62 points, five points ahead of Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, although it played a game less than its rivals.

Chelsea will meet West Ham United next Sunday.

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