Mason Mount believes Chelsea’s performance against Dinamo Zagreb was ‘not good enough’ after their defeat in Croatia.
The Blues lost 1-0 in their opening Champions League match of the season, their third defeat of the campaign after just seven games.
It is also their third consecutive away loss across all competitions.
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Mislav Orsic scored the only goal of the game for Zagreb in the 13th minute, with Chelsea now sitting bottom of Group E in the Champions League.
After the match, Mount spoke via the club website and shared his thoughts on the defeat: “We have to be brutally honest with ourselves, it’s not good enough.
“It was the first game in the Champions League, we needed to make a good start and I felt like we started the game well, but we let it slip away and that’s happened over the last few games.
“So it’s something we obviously need to look at. It’s a massive disappointment.
“We know how big this competition is and how much it means to us and what we’ve done in it over the last two years, so to start like this is disappointing. But it’s not over and it’s all about our reaction now going forward.
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“The next few games are massive and we have a home game next in this competition, so we need to turn it around and that’s on us.”
Revealed: What Chelsea players thought of Thomas Tuchel after Blues opt to sack head coach
The match would prove to be Thomas Tuchel’s last game in charge as the German was sacked by the club on Wednesday morning.
In a statement, Chelsea said: “Chelsea Football Club has today parted company with Head Coach Thomas Tuchel.
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“On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the Club.
"Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea’s history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and Club World Cup in his time here.
“As the new ownership group reaches 100 days since taking over the Club, and as it continues its hard work to take the club forward, the new owners believe it is the right time to make this transition.
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“Chelsea’s coaching staff will take charge of the team for training and the preparation of our upcoming matches as the Club moves swiftly to appoint a new head coach.
“There will be no further comment until a new head coach appointment is made.”
Why Chelsea decided to sack Thomas Tuchel despite £270 million transfer backing
Graham Potter is said to be the frontrunner for the job, with Mauricio Pochettino also being considered.
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Brighton have allowed Chelsea to speak to Potter, who has a £10 million buy-out clause.
Topics: Chelsea, Mason Mount, Champions League
Robert Calcutt