Thomas Tuchel has been sacked as Chelsea head coach by the club's new ownership group. The decision comes after the Blues were beaten in their Champions League opener to Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday.
The match in Croatia was Tuchel's 100th in charge of the Blues – but it proved his last. However, it's understood the decision to part company with the German was not a kneejerk one taken by Todd Boehly, Behdad Eghbali and Jose Feliciano. Instead, it's a call made following a tense few weeks at Stamford Bridge.
Concerns had grown that Tuchel wasn't the right fit for the ownership group's long-term vision of the club. For example, his hesitancy to remain involved in future transfer business and the club's search for a sporting director, who would've worked alongside the 49-year-old, was far from ideal given the collabtorative approach favoured.
