Thomas Tuchel bluntly fired by Chelsea after Champions League defeat
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London football club Chelsea announced Wednesday, September 7 the dismissal of its German coach, Thomas Tuchel, the day after a humiliating defeat against Dinamo Zagreb (1-0) in the Champions League. The name of his successor is not yet known.
The coach, who arrived in January 2021 on the London bench, won the C1 four months later with Chelsea. Currently ranked sixth in the Premier League, the team changed hands in May with the arrival of a consortium of investors led by American businessman Todd Boehly.
‘Thomas will keep a deserved place in Chelsea history after winning the Champions League, European Super Cup and Club World Cup during his tenure’the club wrote in a statement.
“But, as the new management celebrates 100 days at the helm of the club and continues to work hard to take the club forward, the new owners believe the time is right to make this change.”can we read.
Very mixed start to the season
Tuchel, 49, is sacked after a very mixed start to the season for the Blues, who have nevertheless spent lavishly on the transfer market with some 300 million euros invested in the transfer window for players like Raheem Sterling, Wesley Fofana or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
But the sauce was slow to take, and the inaugural defeat in Zagreb on Tuesday for the 1D day of the Champions League, was fatal to the German technician, already weighed down by two defeats in six days of the Premier League.
Chelsea, who face Fulham on Saturday in the Championship, will have to quickly pull themselves together with a crucial match against Salzburg next Wednesday in the Champions League.
“The management will take charge of training the team and preparing for our upcoming matches as the club intends to appoint a new coach quickly”said Chelsea, without specifying a timetable.
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