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If anyone were to describe the last 4 years at the "Chelsea" club, the most suitable word would probably be chaos. Over 4 years, the London club received a one-year transfer ban, during which the situation in the club was stabilized by Frank Lampard. Later, the club legend was dismissed and specialist Thomas Tuchel was hired. The German unexpectedly managed to triumph with "Chelsea" in the Champions League, which was a very impressive achievement, defeating teams like "Real" or "Manchester City", which had been building success for years with their coaches. Chelsea Football Club part company with Thomas Tuchel. - Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 7, 2022
The end of last season was also chaotic for "Chelsea" club. After the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, Roman Abramovich rightly had to step down from the club forever. At that time, several sponsors turned away from the "aristocrats", it was unclear who would be able to buy the club at that time, or if it would even be possible due to sanctions against Abramovich. Despite everything, Thomas Tuchel remained loyal to the club where he had been working for over a year. The German accepted everything as it was and earned the respect of the fans of the team from a human perspective.
However, after about 6 months of work at the club, T. Tuchel lost his job. Was this the decision of the new owner Todd Boehly? Most likely so, such a decision seems foolish and hasty.
Of course, the beginning of this season was particularly difficult for "Chelsea", but it should not be easy to integrate seven new players and two young players returning from loans into the team. The game was tough, the team's attack looked sluggish, and it can be said that the "aristocrats" looked best in the matches against "Tottenham", which they did not win (2-2). Yesterday's loss against "Dynamo" did not make the situation any easier.
The most important thing here is to mention the transfer window, where the London club spent the most out of all European clubs in the transfer market. Obviously, this was Todd Boehly's ambition - to show that the club will not fall after the Abramovich era and investments will continue to be significant. It is clear that such a spending of money was the fulfillment of Thomas Tuchel's wishes. The team needed at least two center-backs for whom more than £100 million was spent. The team also needed attackers - they were bought. "Chelsea" improved the "Premier" League's record, releasing the most money in one transfer window.
The strangest part of this situation is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's transfer. Both the Gabonese and Tuchel wanted to join forces again after working together at "Borussia" in 2017. Joining the team, the striker said: "We had good moments in Dortmund together, so I am very happy to be able to play in Tuchel's team again." Negotiations with "Barcelona" were not easy, lasting several weeks, but it was a clear message from Toddo Boehly to the German that he trusted him.
Less than 3 matches after P. Aubameyang's transfer, Thomas Tuchel is no longer at "Chelsea" club. There is a saying that when a new owner comes to a workplace, he likes to replace most of the employees in a timely manner, and the same happened at "Chelsea" club. This summer, the team said goodbye to sporting director Marina Granovskaya, Petr Cech, and other key management members, but probably few expected to part ways with Thomas Tuchel so quickly. The Gabonese's move to "Chelsea" best describes this seemingly bizarre situation.
Everyone knew that former "Chelsea" owner Roman Abramovich was fond of quickly parting ways with coaches who showed poorer results. Perhaps Todd Boehly will not be such a tyrant, but the first step towards that has been taken. With "Chelsea", Thomas Tuchel achieved 60 victories in exactly 100 matches and at least he can leave this team with a clear conscience.
