A day after club great Frank Lampard was shown the door by Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel has been confirmed as the new head coach at Stamford Bridge. (More Football News)
Having departed Paris Saint-Germain in late December, the highly regarded tactician will now바카라 웹사이트continue his coaching career in England.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
Former Borussia Dortmund boss Tuchel won two straight Ligue 1 titles and steered PSG to the Champions League final last season,바카라 웹사이트yet바카라 웹사이트ownership decided the time was right for a change in the French capital.
Mauricio Pochettino's status as a free agent arguably persuaded PSG to act fast and the바카라 웹사이트boot is now바카라 웹사이트on the other foot for Tuchel, whose availability has allowed him to step straight in at Stamford Bridge.
FROM PARIS TO LONDON
There was little Christmas cheer바카라 웹사이트for Tuchel, who left PSG with a record similar to his predecessor in the job - Unai Emery. Both바카라 웹사이트recorded an average of바카라 웹사이트2.37 points per game in Ligue 1 - tied for the best in club history.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
The바카라 웹사이트German tops the list when it comes to top-flight win rate at 75.6 per cent바카라 웹사이트(62 wins from 82 games), though that number dips slightly when taking into consideration all competitions, albeit only down to바카라 웹사이트74.8 per cent (Emery's was higher, at바카라 웹사이트76.3 per cent).
Like Lampard, Tuchel lost his job on the back of a convincing home바카라 웹사이트win. PSG thrashed Strasbourg 4-0 in his final game바카라 웹사이트and, while that result on December 23 left them third in the table, they were바카라 웹사이트sitting바카라 웹사이트just a point behind leaders Lyon.바카라 웹사이트
Only Laurent Blanc (173 games) was in the바카라 웹사이트PSG바카라 웹사이트post for longer than Tuchel in the time since Qatar Sports Investments purchased the바카라 웹사이트French바카라 웹사이트club.바카라 웹사이트
Tuchel averaged 2.67 goals per game in Ligue 1.
It helps to have a squad that contains stars such as Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, of course, though he was the first PSG boss to make it beyond the quarter-final stage of the Champions League, the one trophy that has so far eluded the owners.
An unconvincing start this term바카라 웹사이트was enough to lead to change.바카라 웹사이트Tuchel바카라 웹사이트became바카라 웹사이트the first PSG head coach to be fired바카라 웹사이트during a season despite sitting in the top three of Ligue 1바카라 웹사이트since바카라 웹사이트Antoine Kombouare, who lost his job during the 2011-12 campaign.
FAMILIARITY, PLUS A CASE FOR THE DEFENCE
Roman바카라 웹사이트Abramovich바카라 웹사이트made clear he has the "utmost respect" for바카라 웹사이트Lampard바카라 웹사이트in the statement released to confirm his departure. Still, there was no doubt left over the reason for making the바카라 웹사이트change.바카라 웹사이트
"We are grateful to Frank for what he has achieved in his time as head coach of the club," the statement read from Chelsea.
"However, recent results and performances have not met the club's바카라 웹사이트expectations, leaving the club mid-table without any clear path to sustained improvement."바카라 웹사이트
Chelsea바카라 웹사이트have바카라 웹사이트a home game against Wolves on Wednesday and Tuchel바카라 웹사이트will get up and running by taking training on the eve of the match. He takes over a team in ninth place, though just five points off fourth in what is a congested league table.바카라 웹사이트
It will be hoped the new man can get the best out of compatriots Kai바카라 웹사이트Havertz바카라 웹사이트and바카라 웹사이트Timo바카라 웹사이트Werner, two of Chelsea's big-money recruits in the previous window who have yet to fire.바카라 웹사이트
However,바카라 웹사이트Tuchel바카라 웹사이트will also need to tighten things up at the back, particularly on the road. At바카라 웹사이트PSG, his teams바카라 웹사이트conceded 0.81 goals per game, while it should be noted they leaked바카라 웹사이트just six바카라 웹사이트in Champions League action in 2019-20.
Since the start of the previous season, only Newcastle (54) have conceded more away goals in the Premier League than바카라 웹사이트Chelsea (50).
They바카라 웹사이트kept a clean sheet in just 17 per cent바카라 웹사이트of their away games under바카라 웹사이트Lampard;바카라 웹사이트among those to have taken charge of 10 or more바카라 웹사이트such fixtures바카라 웹사이트in the competition, this is the lowest percentage of any Chelsea boss.바카라 웹사이트
Tuchel will, of course, be able to call upon his old PSG captain Thiago Silva in trying to mastermind a defensive revival.
There will also be an expectancy to improve the team's fortunes against their major rivals, too.바카라 웹사이트
Since August 2019, Chelsea have won just 15 points against fellow 'big six'바카라 웹사이트sides, a joint-low tally alongside Arsenal. During that run, they have바카라 웹사이트scored 17 goals and conceded 28 times.바카라 웹사이트
At least바카라 웹사이트Tuchel바카라 웹사이트understands the demands of working for owners with바카라 웹사이트lofty바카라 웹사이트expectations. There is still time to turn this season around but, like his most recent바카라 웹사이트Stamford Bridge predecessors, he will be expected to produce instant results.
