Thomas Tuchel has excelled at Chelsea since he took over from Frank Lampard in January of last year, when the Blues were floundering in midtable and silverware at the end of the campaign seeming unlikely. But the former Paris Saint-Germain boss rose to the challenge, secured a top four finish and guided the Blues to two cup finals.
They lost the FA Cup to Leicester but bounced back to beat Manchester City and win the Champions League just two weeks later. The German has carried on the success of last season this term by winning the Super Cup and Club World Cup as well as guiding the club to another FA Cup final.
The turnaround in fortunes has been impressive to say the least, but there was an expectation that the German would close the gap on Man City and Liverpool this season. And whilst the Blues initially kept pace with the Premier League’s top two, they began to fall away not long after the festive period.
