Tuchel says his side were lucky to advance into FA Cup quarter finals
Tammy Abraham's only goal at the Oakland gave Chelsea the ticket into the quarter-finals of the FA cup to compete against Sheffield United.
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Thomas Tuchel has admitted that Chelsea were ‘lucky in some situations’ to in their FA Cup win against Barnsley on Thursday night.
The Blues endured a much frustrating game against the Sky Bet Championship side at Oak well and it took Tammy Abraham’s only goal from close range to break the deadlock for Chelsea to advance into the quarter-finals of the Cup.
Kepa was son guard against the hosts as he made excellent saves in the game to keep the Blues hope intact against the Tykes who failed to take their chances.
Speaking with Sam Matterface of talkSPORTS, the manager has told that it is “not forbidden to be lucky in the cup” yet their courage needs to be developed ahead of games in the Premier League and FA Cup quarter-finals.
“Yeah super difficult, we were lucky and we have to admit we were lucky in some situations,” he told.
“We had Kepa who saved two big chances in the first half and we had Tammy who saved the win on the goal line with his head and his clearance.
“We struggled at the beginning of the game; then it was a better second half, we changed the structure to help escape the pressure a little bit more easy.
“We did this so the second half we could control the game a bit more easily in the opponent’s half which made us more comfortable and it made it harder for them to defend.
“In these minutes, we could score and it was a very good goal which I like a lot thanks to an excellent run from Reece and a finish from Tammy.
“But then again, the opponent took a lot of risk and played a very physical game and we had difficulties to cope with it and win second balls or win challenges for the first balls.
“Again, we ended the game in the last 15 minutes way too deep and we could not push the game into the opponent’s half and in the end, we have to admit we were a little bit lucky, but it is not forbidden to be lucky in the cup.”
The Blues have been drawn against Sheffield United in the quarter-finals and will look to build on last season’s FA Cup performance to reach the final again.
Chelsea were beaten by Arsenal in the final last season.
