BREAKING: Thomas Tuchel sacked as Chelsea manager

Thomas Tuchel has been sacked as Chelsea’s manager following a 1-0 defeat at Dinamo Zagreb.

The Blues, Chelsea FC, announced the decision on Wednesday, September 7, and their decision is not far-fetched as the club made headlines due to a poor start to the Champion League Campaign in Croatia on Tuesday night.

New owner Todd Boehly has wasted no time in removing Tuchel from his position as manager after a hectic summer of spending at Stamford Bridge.

A club statement read: “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the Club. Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea’s history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and Club World Cup in his time here.

“As the new ownership group reaches 100 days since taking over the Club, and as it continues its hard work to take the club forward, the new owners believe it is the right time to make this transition.

“Chelsea’s coaching staff will take charge of the team for training and the preparaton of our upcoming matches as the Club moves swiftly to appoint a new head coach.”

“I didn’t see it coming, obviously I was in the wrong movie,” Tuchel told reporters. “I thought that the last game helped us. I thought the team was prepared, I thought we know what this is all about.

“I don’t really know where this performance today comes from. A lack of determination, a lack of hunger and a lack of intensity to actually do the things that we need at the highest level. We are clearly not where we want to be.

“I’m angry about our performance. It’s not precise enough, it’s not clinical enough, it’s not aggressive enough on the ball, it’s not determined enough. It’s not good enough individually, it’s not good enough as a team.”

Chelsea has also lost two out of their six matches in the Premier League.