Thomas Tuchel had one question for the Chelsea board when first approached to replace Frank Lampard at Stamford Bridge. It consisted of just six words and needed an honest answer.
"Are you sure about doing this?"
Tuchel is no altruist. Nor is he a coach who enjoys being out of work. Yet he knew there would be huge fallout from the decision to sack Lampard, who in the German's opinion had suffered from bad luck during a disappointing run of results between December and January.
