After a disappointing start to the season, Chelsea fired Tuchel as manager
Tuchel led Chelsea to Champions League glory in 2021 and the Club World Cup crown earlier in this year.
Chelsea has fired Thomas Tuchel, just one month into the season. This comes days after the club spent nearly $300m on transfers in Europe.
On Wednesday, the London club stated that it had “parted company with” the Germans who took them to Champions League glory 2021 and the Club World Cup crown earlier in the year.
Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly made the decision to take over Chelsea. This came just one day after the team lost 1-0 to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League’s first group match.
When summarizing Chelsea’s performance against Dinamo, Tuchel was frustrated and prickly and said that “everything was missing”. He also complained that his players were “deficient in hunger.”
Chelsea has lost two of six Premier League games to Leeds and Southampton. This is a disappointing start to the Premier League, which has seen new signings struggling to gel.
The club is currently sixth, five points below leaders Arsenal.
Chelsea stated Wednesday that the new owners feel it is the right moment to make the transition as the club reaches 100 days after it took over.
Tuchel was in charge for one year and a quarter, winning the Champions League just six months after his arrival.
Chelsea lost the second half last season to Tuchel, his only full campaign as the manager. The team was eliminated from the Champions League quarterfinals before finishing third in Premier League. This is 19 points behind champion Manchester City.
The club stated, “On behalf of all Chelsea FC players, we would like to express our gratitude to Thomas and his staff”
“Thomas will be rightly a part of Chelsea’s history, having won the Champions League, Super Cup, and Club World Cup during his time here.”
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