It’s unlikely the Premier League has ever seen a greater frequency of managerial churn than that which has occurred in the last few years. Aside from Jurgen Klopp – the fourth longest serving gaffer in the English league – and Pep Guardiola, who have been in place for many years, there are only six other men who’ve held their post for longer than 15 months.
The latest victim of this endless thirst for change is Thomas Tuchel. Despite winning the Champions League a little over a year ago and backing him in the transfer market with a £223million net spend this summer, Chelsea have decided to dispense with his services.
There had certainly been a downturn in performance in the last few months. Tuchel’s initial success at the club was founded upon a very tight defence. But where the Blues conceded just 24 goals in his first 50 games in charge, they allowed 53 in his second half century of matches ( per OptaJoe ).
