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football.london takes a look at the moments you may have missed from Chelsea's defeat to Arsenal in Florida
Chelsea brought their tour of the USA to an end against Arsenal, and by the end of the 90 minutes in Florida will have been pleased to do so. Thomas Tuchel's side looked off the pace for the duration of the match, and opened the game with a series of sloppy passes and fouls to allow the Gunners the upper hand.
Misplaced passes from Trevoh Chalobah and Edouard Mendy allowed Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard in to put Mikel Arteta's men 2-0 up at half time. Bukayo Saka and Albert Sambi Lokonga added to that in the second period in a match where Chelsea produced little in front of goal.
For many, Chelsea's loss to the Gunners will be a match they look to swiftly forget, but football.londontakes a look at some of the more interesting moments you may have missed:
Thomas Tuchel's fury
The German coach's activity on the sideline is common place at Stamford Bridge, and while the 48-year-old spent some time in his dugout at the Camp World Stadium, there were certain moments he made his frustration and exasperation clear.
After Jesus opened the scoring, Tuchel was quick to stare at the pitch, looking bewildered and gestured his hands to his head and then upward to signal his confusion. Chalobah's poor pass after some very good defensive work was symptomatic of an opening 45 minutes where the Blues were unable to move on the ball with any accuracy.
The second half saw some shouting from the Blues boss and swift exit back to the dressing room followed the referee's final whistle. Tuchel will be sure to know there is much work to do on the training pitch before the opening Premier League match against Everton.
Stadium mistake
While Chelsea were very clearly still going through the motions of pre-season, they weren't the only ones still getting up to speed. The former Orlando City SC stadium drew a record 63,811 crowd for the visit of the two Premier League sides but perhaps lacked the polish one might have expected. Following Jesus' goal it was in fact Pablo Mari who was credited with the goal on the stadium's big screen. He wasn't on the pitch at the time.
Reece James pushed Granit Xhaka
It may have been a friendly but there was still a degree of feistiness in the air in Florida. Chelsea's wing-back was one of few players to show some promise and made sure that he was willing to show fight too. The England international went to press the heels of Nuno Tavares who ensured to force his shoulder towards James' body before crumpling to the ground. The Arsenal defender looked to square up to James before Granit Xhaka got involved and aimed to guide James away with a hand to the stomach. James didn't take the suggestion kindly and forcefully pushed the Swiss international away before Gabriel played peacemaker.
Todd Boehly and Hansjörg Wyss
American owner Boehly has been a figure that has made his presence known over the course of Chelsea's tour of the USA. Whether it be attending matches, being photographed with new signings, observing training sessions or holding conversations with the squad - Boehly has fit it all in, despite keeping plenty busy in the transfer market.
The co-owner has usually been flanked by Clearklake Capital's Behdad Eghbali but on this occasion was joined by a different member of the ownership group in Hansjörg Wyss. The duo were pictured with Tuchel and Christian Pulisic, alongside a figure holding a shirt displaying Amber Group, the parent company of Chelsea's Whale Fin shirt sleeve sponsor.
Reports suggest that Sunday will see Boehly hold talks with Sevilla director of football Monchi over Jules Kounde. Seeing the Blues ship four goals against Arsenal may see his resolve to land the Frenchman strengthened.
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