Thomas Tuchel sacked by Chelsea
Chelsea Football Club has today parted company with Head Coach Thomas Tuchel.
In a statement the club said:
“On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the Club. Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea’s history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and Club World Cup in his time here.
“As the new ownership group reaches 100 days since taking over the Club, and as it continues its hard work to take the club forward, the new owners believe it is the right time to make this transition.
“Chelsea’s coaching staff will take charge of the team for training and the preparation of our upcoming matches as the Club moves swiftly to appoint a new head coach.”
“There will be no further comment until a new head coach appointment is made.”
Tuchel took charge of 100 games for Chelsea having taken over from Frank Lampard in January 2021.
His major achievement was winning the Champions League but then the team started struggling the following season.
In an interview after his defeat in Croatia, Tuchel said, “Well, it’s an underperformance from us.
“Same story as always. OK start, we don’t finish our half chances to put the game to bed. Then we concede one counter-attack, which is too easy. Then yeah, we lose the match.
“Too much to analyse. I’m part of it. We are clearly not where we need to be. It’s on me, on us, we need to find solutions. At the moment everything is missing. It seems like this, it’s hard to argue against it.”
