Chelsea fans showed their feelings towards former manager Thomas Tuchel during the first half against RB Salzburg.
The Blues went in 0-0 against the Austrian side with Graham Potter being in charge of his first game at the club, with the Champions League match also marking his maiden voyage in the competition too.
It comes just over one week since Tuchel was sacked by the club in the aftermath of a dismal performance against Dinamo Zagreb in the group stage opener. Potter was ironically unable to change much of Chelsea's fortunes during the first 45, seeing similar problems to the German coach before him.
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With respects also being paid to the Queen with a minute of silence and a silent walk to the ground by the away supporters, in the 21st minute, there was another time of appreciation, this time for Tuchel.
Chelsea fans had already decided against unveiling the giant Tuhcel banner that was prepared for him last season, and in a pre-arranged show of thanks to Tuchel, Chelsea fans stood up to applaud the Champions League winning coach, also chanting his song, "we've got super Tommy Tuchel."
It came after an opening spell that mirrored parts of the lacklustre showing in Croatia with lots of possession but very little attacking substance coming from that. Chelsea came as close as they had done all half during the minute devoted to Tuchel but once again ironically fell short in the final third.
Potter's tacticalflexibilityy was seen evident as Marc Cucurella shifted between wingback, fullback and centre-back, whilst Raheem Sterling's wide position was also different to the central forward role Tuchel used him in. Despite these changes, and in an eery ode to the former manager, not enough changed on the field.
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