Chelsea could sack Thomas Tuchel as ‘downward spiral’ mooted – pundit
Noel Whelan has suggested Thomas Tuchel could get sacked by Chelsea if they don’t start the season well.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Leeds United striker stressed the importance of the Blues closing the gap on Man City and Liverpool this year.
As reported by Sky Sports 31 May, a Todd Boehly-led consortium completed a takeover of Chelsea for £4.25billion.
The deal ended Roman Abramovich’s 19-year spell as the club’s owner.
Whelan suggested Tuchel will not want to let Chelsea fall into a “downward spiral”.
“I think everyone is playing for their position and their place at the football club with the new consortium,” he told Football Insider.
“It’s not like you’ve had any time to grow a relationship with the owners so right now they’re strangers to one another.
“You’ve got to look at it as yes you’ve got to get off to a good start, that’s the same for every football club in any league, because if you get on that downward spiral very early on that is when you’re in danger of losing your job.
“So, I’m sure they’ll have a conversation, the new owners and the manager, they’ll introduce themselves, they’ll probably give him that ownership of the signings. A clean slate, everyone starts again.
“Chelsea will be looking to better their position from last season and push a little bit harder towards Man City and Liverpool and that is what I would think the board are looking for as well.
“If it doesn’t happen early on then any manager has got that opportunity to be sacked.“
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