What Chelsea boss Tuchel must do to mount a serious title challenge to Man City

 It has been a pretty good summer 

for Thomas Tuchel. The German has

 had four weeks to bask in his impressive

 first six months in charge at Chelsea.

Fresh from his Champions League 

triumph with Chelsea, the German 

enters the 2021-22 campaign with 

hopes high of mounting a serious 

challenge to Manchester City.

But there is still plenty for the manager 

to work out and improve ahead of the 

new season.

The Blues, at times, struggled for goals 

under Tuchel last season with Timo 

Werner baring the brunt of the criticism 

directed at his misfiring forwards.

He will want his side to become more 

ruthless in front of goal if they are 

to pose a serious threat to City's 

Premier League crown.

There is also the issue of clearing out 

some of the players who no longer 

have a future at Stamford Bridge as 

well as bringing in new faces to strengthen 

the squad.

With just under two weeks until Chelsea's

 first game against Crystal Palace on 

August 14, Sportsmail looks at what 

 has to do to get his team ready for the

 new campaign.

GET WERNER FIRING

As far as confidence boosters go, 

winning the Champions League will 

have certainly lifted Timo Werner's spirits

 after a torrid debut campaign in England.

Werner, a £53m signing from RB Leipzig, 

often cut a dejected, isolated figure bereft 

of confidence last season, with the 

25-year-old some distance from displaying

 the talent that convinced Chelsea to 

pay big money for him.

Werner scored 12 goals in all competitions

 last season, but only four of those 

strikes came in 2021, with the striker 

enduring a barren goalscoring drought.

The fact the Blues are in the market 

for another big name striker, 12 months 

on from landing Werner, paints a sorry 

picture of the German's time at the club.

Thomas Tuchel has long backed

 Werner to 'catch the moment' and 

find his goalscoring touch again and 

the Blues boss will recognise that he 

has a role to play in Werner's renaissance.

Both Tuchel and his predecessor, 

Frank Lampard, struggled to work out 

which position Werner thrives in, with the

 German utilised through the middle and 

on the flanks.

He contributed with 15 assists last 

season, but it is goals that will propel 

Chelsea into bonafide title challengers 

and Tuchel must ensure his countryman 

hits the ground running - or else patience

 in Werner will soon wear thin.

SIGN A NEW CENTRE BACK

Tuchel's sensational six months in 

charge at Chelsea can be attributed 

to his side's newfound defensive solidity.

In the space of mere weeks the German 

transformed his side's backline from a 

leaky mess to a tough and organised 

group, with Brazilian veteran Thiago 

Silva's leadership helping shore things 

up at the back.

But Tuchel could still do with strengthening

 his centre back options. Silva is 36 and 

will not be able to play every game while 

Andreas Christensen has also had injury 

problems.

The Blues want to sign Sevilla defender

 Jules Kounde with the clubs having 

discussed a £50m deal that would see 

Kurt Zouma head to Spain as a makeweight.

But, as reported by Sportsmail, Zouma 

would prefer to stay in the Premier 

League which could throw a spanner 

in the works.

Should a move for Kounde collapse, 

Tuchel would be forced to look at other 

options but time is running out ahead of 

the new season.

CLEAR OUT THE DEADWOOD

Chelsea have already seen several 

players depart this summer.

Olivier Giroud joined Fikayo Tomori at 

AC Milan while Billy Gilmour will spend

 the season with Norwich to gain some 

more first-team experience.

But there are several players without

 a future at Stamford Bridge that Tuchel

 will have to move on in order to trim down

 his bloated squad.

Danny Drinkwater, who hasn't played 

for the club in three years, is one of the 

players who has little chance of forcing

 his way into contention. The midfielder 

spent he second half of the 2020-21 

season on loan at Kasimpasa in Turkey.

The likes of Ruben Loftus-Cheek and 

Ross Barkley, who both had season-long 

loan spells away from the Blues last 

season, have more of a chance of turning

 their fortunes around.

Barkley started his spell with Villa brightly

 but faded badly towards the end of 

the season after struggling with an injury

 during the middle of the season.

There are other fringe players like Lewis

 Baker, Matt Miazga and Jake Clarke-Salter

 and Davide Zappacosta, who have had

 19 loan spells between them, who the 

club will hope to move on.

The Blues will want to try and get a 

fee for those who will attract more 

interest in order to reinvest the funds 

strengthening their squad.