Why persist with something that is not working? That is the assessment Todd Boehly, Behdad Eghbali and the rest of Chelsea's new ownership made when they decided to part company with their Champions League-winning coach only seven games into the season.
Criticism can be rightly directed towards a transfer strategy that leaned heavily on Thomas Tuchel's knowledge and preference, before dispensing with him only six days after the window closed.
To some, the perception of the new American ownership barging in, showing little understanding of football and making all of their decisions based on a whim will be aided by the dismissal of Tuchel. The likes of Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher will go on their viral rants, rival fans and pundits alike will churn out the line that Boehly only sacked Tuchel because "he didn't want to sign Cristiano Ronaldo."
