Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel insists he's not at the club to help get the best from their most expensive signings.

Asked if one of his main tasks in west London is to gel the likes of Kai Havertz, Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic into a seamless unit, Tuchel was unimpressed.

He replied: “My job is to win games, not to put some expensive guys together; I absolutely don't agree."

After their 1-1 draw at Southampton, Chelsea remain unbeaten under new boss Tuchel, but the repercussions of hauling off Callum Hudson-Odoi after just a 31-minute substitute cameo may not be short-lived.

Chelsea spurned a glut of final-third situations due to a lack of precision on the ball, leaving Tuchel to insist the Blues must simply sharpen up, regardless of formation.

“You will score in any structure or concede in any structure; the structure is never the problem or the solution," said Tuchel.

“It is always the input of the players, the structure is fluid. You find the spaces where you find the spaces, in different structures you find different spaces.

“For sure you can pick more offensive players but in the moment it is a balanced game. It is about not conceding and also scoring.

“We think day and night about scoring and creating chances, we play high up the pitch and the statistics from the last matches I know we don't score enough for the amount of touches in the box and the amount of creating.

“In the moment it is a lack of precision, not a lack of opportunities or lack of touches in the box.

“It is a lack of quality in decision-making; I did not feel in the last 10 metres that we would kill the game when it is there to be done.

“I will analyse and it is my job to create more or bigger chances."