Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has conceded his first-choice goalkeeper Edouard Mendy seems to have lost some confidence after his two errors on Saturday led to two goals in a 3-2 loss away to West Ham United.
With the Blues leading by a solitary goal scored by Thiago Silva, the Senegal international gave away a penalty that Manuel Lanzini converted. However, Maso Mount restored the lead for the visitors just before the half-time break.
A strike by Jarrod Bowen made it 2-2 and when it looked like the spoils will be shared in the London Derby, Arthur Masuaku caught the goalkeeper out of position to win it for the Hammers.
“[Mendy] is going through a rough period, I don’t know why exactly but he seems to have lost a bit of confidence,” Tuchel said as quoted by the club’s official portal.
“His decision making was not on the highest level [on Saturday] but with the first goal we also put him in a really awkward situation. He could have saved the situation, he did not, and we are far away from blaming anybody but we need to admit that we do too many crucial mistakes at the moment that cost us a potential win against Man United and cost us [on Saturday] a potential win.”
