Chelsea surprised the majority of the football world on Wednesday morning when they confirmed they have parted ways with former manager Thomas Tuchel.
The German coach oversaw the second Champions League triumph in the club’s history last year, while guiding them to the FA Cup and Carabao Cup finals the following season. However, that effort clearly wasn’t enough as new owner Todd Boehly has swung his axe so early into the new campaign.
After overseeing the most expensive summer transfer window in history, Tuchel is gone before he really had the chance to implement his philosophy on the new recruits. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made it clear Tuchel’s presence was a large factor in his decision to join, but their link up lasted just 59 minutes with the forward’s debut appearance against Dinamo Zagreb.
