Thomas Tuchel is not Chelsea manager anymore – in fact he’s now Bayern Munich coach – but the fact that the man appointed to replace him has now himself been dumped after just 7 months means that the German has been asked about his feelings on the matter.
In a cold way Tuchel, who has openly admitted that he felt hard done by in his sacking, denied that he felt too much emotion about the matter at all.
Thomas Tuchel about the End of Graham Potter at Chelsea: „I read the message last night. It took me a while to process my dismissal. the club has changed massively. so it affected me less“ @ChelseaFC
— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) April 3, 2023
But his words reveal how traumatic his own firing was, so he must feel plenty of pity for his colleague. He says he needed time to process his dismissal, but pointedly noted that so much has “changed” at Chelsea that he doesn’t necessarily feel as connected as he might otherwise.
🗣️ Thomas Tuchel on Graham Potter sacking and whether he would recommend Julian Nagelsmann to #CFC.
"He's not going to ask me because he doesn't need my advice. I received it [news of Potter's sacking] yesterday on my cell phone as a push notification. In the end it was pretty… pic.twitter.com/K5PVZRXwGb
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) April 3, 2023
Clearly what he means is that the new ownership can go stuff themselves, while he remains connected to the fans and players who supported him while he was there.
