Tuchel is a respected strategist in Europe.
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Chelsea fired their coach, the German Thomas Tuchel, on Wednesday after the defeat suffered last night by the London team against Dinamo Zagreb (1-0), as confirmed by the British club. The unexpected news was confirmed today in a statement posted on the official Twitter account of the London entityafter the bad start of the German coach’s squad in the Premier League and the Champions League.
On behalf of everyone at Chelsea, the club would like to place its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts with the club.
From the Chelsea board they insist that the change has been made “at the right time”, as the club transitions from the era of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to this new phase under its new owners, American tycoons Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali.
“At a time when the owners have reached 100 days since they took control of the club, and as they continue the hard work to move it forward, the new owners believe the time is right to make this transition,” the note explains.
The club adds that “Thomas will, quite rightly, have a place in Chelsea history having won the Champions League, the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup in his time here.” and undertakes to find a replacement as soon as possible.
Chelsea clarifies that “there will be no further comments until a new manager is appointed.”
The team is sixth in the Premier after having already been defeated twice in the first six games of the competition, despite having been one of the clubs that has been strengthened the most in the summer market.