Before Tuchel, interim boss Bruce Buck, director Marina Granovskaia, team manager Petr Cech and Scott McLachlan, head of the scouting department, and other employees had to go. A lot of football skills were lost as a result.
In addition, there was always speculation about a rift between Boehly and Tuchel, which is now getting new breeding ground. The renowned English newspaper The Times has unearthed new details about his sacking that don’t exactly suggest a close relationship with the blues boss.
According to the report, Tuchel wanted to strengthen the defense after losing Antonio Rudiger to Real Madrid and Andreas Christensen to FC Barcelona – and initially Boehly fulfilled his wish by signing Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli and Wesley Fofana from Leicester City.
But then there was apparently a major argument with the new strongman at Chelsea: it was about the need to sign new midfielders. And not a week later, the surprising Tuchel-Aus followed! (NEWS: Everything you need to know about Chelsea FC)
It quickly became clear who was in charge at Stamford Bridge. Boehly. In the dispute with Tuchel, the American identified a problem and need in midfield, while the 49-year-old German is said to have contradicted it. (DATA: Premier League results and fixture list)
According to the unveiling report, the ex-BVB coach is said to have been of the opinion that he was well exhibited in midfield with N’Golo Kanté, Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and the returning Conor Gallager.
Particularly curious: Not only was the German coach not in the know, but when he met Zakaria for the first time, Tuchel did not even recognize the former star of Borussia Mönchengladbach.
