Chelsea owner Todd Boehly cited the lack of a “shared vision” behind the sacking of Thomas Tuchel. The American shocked the footballing world when he dismissed the Blues boss barely 18 months after he guided the west Londoners to the Champions League title.
His dismissal also proceeded a £272million summer transfer splurge that saw the likes of Wesley Fofana, Raheem Sterling, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and many more join the club.In the end, this did not save the former Paris Saint-Germain manager from the axe, as Boehly opted to sack the German less than 24 hours after their 1-0 Champions League defeat away to Dinamo Zagreb.
However, Boehly insisted the chastening defeat in Croatia did not influence his decision to part with Tuchel.Read More: Chelsea owner Todd Boehly suggests Premier League all-star game between North and South “I think Tuchel is obviously extremely talented,” Boehly began saying at the SALT conference in New York, as quoted by the London Evening Standard. “He is someone who has had great success at Chelsea.
Our vision for the club was to find a manager who really wanted to collaborate with us.“There’s a lot of walls to break down at Chelsea.
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