Thomas Tuchel may well have been a very good fit for what Chelsea wanted to be at the start of 2022. The club had just become champions of the world, they were comfortable in third position, the Champions League was about to restart and all cup triumphs were on the table.
In an ideal world, Tuchel would have remained and been not only the best post-modern manager the club has had, but he would have shown the Roman Abramovich had patience and was waiting for the shining light that Tuchel was all along.
The German wasn't flawless, that's fair to say. Even in the successful run that would slowly dwindle from February 2022 onwards, culminating in his sacking just six matches into this season, he wasn't perfect. Management of Trevoh Chalobah as the season drew on was questioned, the decision to sign Saul Niguez looked strange and mismanagement of Romelu Lukaku - though not everything there was Tuchel's fault - had plagued an otherwise impressive start.
