We might go to bed on Monday evening with
Thomas Tuchel as Chelsea manager.
Reports emerged on Monday morning that Frank
Lampard is set to be sacked by Roman
Abramovich less than 24 hours after their FA Cup
victory over Luton.
Surely the Blues had someone lined up.
And, within minutes, we appear to have
discovered his replacement - Thomas Tuchel.
That's according to Max Bielefeld from Sky
Sports Germany.
The German, who previous managed Borussia
Dortmund, was sacked by Paris Saint-Germain at
the end of December.
Less than a month later, it appears he will be
making a return to management at Stamford
Bridge.
He’s got pretty big shoes to fill in the form of
club legend Frank Lampard.
The former midfielder was under pressure to
challenge for the Premier League title after
spending more than £200m in the summer.
However, after a bad run of form, Chelsea
currently find themselves in ninth position - 11
points behind league leaders Manchester United.
Following last week's defeat to Leicester,
Lampard insisted he could handle the pressure
surrounding his job.
“I can’t get caught up in what the reaction will be
because I’d be sitting here all day concerned
about it,” said Lampard.
“I’m not the only manager to be put under this
pressure but the good thing for me is I’m good
at handling pressure.”
But it seems Abramovich has now pulled the
trigger and identified Tuchel as the man to take
Chelsea to the next level.
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