Chelsea fans concerned as Tuchel’s ‘Octagon pattern’ v Southampton is spotted

Chelsea suffered their second defeat of the new Premier League season away at Southampton on Tuesday night.

Thomas Tuchel’s side took the lead in the 23rd minute through Raheem Sterling, only for 18-year-old Romeo Lavia to level the scores shortly afterwards.

Adam Armstrong then netted what proved to be the winning goal for the Saints on the stroke of half-time.

This was Chelsea’s second consecutive away defeat, following a shock 3-0 loss against Leeds United on August 21.

Southampton have subsequently leapfrogged Chelsea in the Premier League table. The Blues now sit in eighth position, having registered seven points from their opening five fixtures.

“Obviously we are not tough enough to win these matches away. It’s the same as Leeds away,” Tuchel told reporters after the match, per the Daily Mail.

“It is too easy to put us off balance, to beat us, to confuse us. It is too easy. We need to understand why and find solutions.

“We lose concentration, we lose our plan and lose consistency, it is too easy to beat us.”

Meanwhile, a screenshot of Chelsea’s shape in the 83rd minute has gone viral on social media.

The image shows a huge space in midfield, where four Southampton places were located, as Chelsea chased a late equaliser.

The screenshot has understandably concerned Chelsea fans, some of whom remember a similar pattern emerging during Frank Lampard’s final games in charge of the Blues.

Let’s check out some of the reaction:

This type of image shows up when the manager is about to be sacked. Remember the Leicester game before Lampard got the boot? pic.twitter.com/lLfcacllRZ

Chelsea legend John Terry, meanwhile, took to Twitter on Wednesday morning to express his concerns.

“I hate seeing us get beat,” Terry posted,