Chelsea. Thomas Tuchel “devastated” after his dismissal.

Thanked by Chelsea final Wednesday, Thomas Tuchel spoke for the primary time in public and was extraordinarily disenchanted.

“I’m devastated by my dismissal at Chelsea,” the 49-year-old German coach wrote in English on Twitter on Sunday night. “This is likely one of the most troublesome statements I’ve needed to write – and I had hoped for a few years to not should.” For the document, Chelsea parted methods with Tuchel final Wednesday after simply six Premier League video games and a Champions League defeat to Dinamo Zagreb.

Following his dismissal, the previous PSG coach thanked all of the collaborators, gamers and supporters who made him really feel welcome from the beginning of his journey in London. “The pleasure and pleasure I felt serving to the crew win the Champions League and the Membership World Cup will without end be etched in my reminiscence,” he wrote, earlier than including: “I am honored to have been part of this membership’s historical past, and the recollections of the previous 19 months will at all times maintain a particular place in my coronary heart.” The settlement between Tuchel and Chelsea ran till the summer season of 2024. A couple of weeks in the past, the British media even speculated on an early extension of his contract.

As a reminder, the German technician received the Champions League, the Supercup and the Membership World Cup with the Blues. However this season, the Stamford Bridge facet have taken simply ten factors from six video games beneath his administration. A steadiness sheet too meager for the London leaders who entrusted the reins of their crew to Graham Potter.