Chelsea announced the sacking of their German coach Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday, a day after their humiliating 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.

“I’m angry with myself, I’m angry with our performance. I didn’t see this coming,” the 49-year-old had said after London’s surprise defeat at Dinamo Zagreb. “We are clearly not where we need to be and where we can be. So it’s up to me, it’s up to us, we have to find solutions. “

Chelsea have also made a mixed start to the season in the English Premier League and already have two defeats to their name after six matchdays.

Tuchel, who arrived on the London bench in January 2021, won the top flight four months later with Chelsea, who currently lie sixth in the Premier League and changed hands in May with the arrival of a consortium of investors led by American businessman Todd Boehly.