Chelsea this morning announced that they had parted company with head coach Thomas Tuchel.
This came after a defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League, but it looks like a decision was made much before this from the club’s board, according to our own exclusive report on Si & Dan Talk Chelsea.
As we explain in the extensive deep dive report below, the new owners had concerns over the football being played under Thomas Tuchel, and there was relationship breakdowns and communication issues between Tuchel and the players, and Tuchel and the owners.
As well as this, many players were considering their futures under Tuchel and were unhappy playing for him, and Tuchel’s energy itself seemed to change and he was considering walking as well.
There is a load more reasons in the article and turns out it was a collective thing with many issues going on at the club under Tuchel.