Thomas Tuchel has to leave Chelsea as a complete surprise Photo: picture alliance
By Oliver Knack
Incredible news from London. After about a year and a half at Chelsea, the Premier League club surprisingly fired Thomas Tuchel.
The decisive factor was apparently the sensational 1-0 defeat in the Champions League in Zagreb.
In the short, eight-line message that the club issued on Wednesday morning, the management thanked the German coach. “Thomas will rightfully have a place in Chelsea history having won the Champions League, Super Cup and Club Championship during his time here.”
And he won all these titles within 20 months that he was with the traditional London club…