Premier League club Chelsea made an important announcement on Wednesday (7/9/2022). The Blues decided to part with the manager, Thomas Tuchel.
This season Chelsea had a bad start. In the Premier League, they are still inconsistent and are in sixth place in the EPL standings.
Early this morning, Chelsea again swallowed bad results. They lost 1-0 to Dinamo Zagreb in the UCL 2022/23 opener.
Chelsea management does not seem to be able to tolerate this series of bad results anymore. They officially sacked Thomas Tuchel moments ago.
Check out Chelsea's official statement below.
Officially Separated
Through their official website, Chelsea officially announced that they were no longer working with Thomas Tuchel.
"Chelsea Football Club has parted ways with our head coach Thomas Tuchel," a Chelsea statement read.
"On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the club would like to express its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for what they have given to this club."
Haven't Appointed a New Coach
In their official statement, Chelsea have not decided who will replace Tuchel as head coach.
They have not appointed a caretaker figure for the Blues squad. They also have not appointed a new head coach to replace Tuchel.
In their official release, Chelsea only said that the training session would be handled by their coaching team while looking for a new coach.
Tuchel's achievements
While coaching Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel managed to present two major trophies for the Blues.
His first trophy was the Champions League trophy they got after beating Manchester City in the Final. Then he also won the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup trophies.