Tuchel's side blew the lead at St Mary's after Raheem Sterling put them ahead midway through the first half.
LONDON - Thomas Tuchel urged "soft" Chelsea to toughen up after a shock 2-1 defeat against Southampton plunged his spluttering team into Premier League turmoil on Tuesday.
Romeo Lavia equalised in the 28th minute with his first goal for Southampton, curling home from the edge of the area after Chelsea failed to clear a corner. "Soft, soft, soft defending. There is no need to give shots away. Just toughen up as a team and show a different mentality," Tuchel said. While it is too early to write them out of the title race, Tuchel will be concerned by his team's latest sloppy display - with key mistakes at both ends of the pitch - having already criticised them publicly after the Leeds loss.
"In a match where you are in the lead there is no need to give away half-chances. To have no answers in the second half was disappointing."Everton's wait for a first win this season goes on after Luis Sinisterra's first league goal for Leeds earned a 1-1 draw at Elland Road. Fulham ended Brighton's unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 win at Craven Cottage that lifted them to sixth place.
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