Thomas Tuchel celebrated by Chelsea fans after his dismissal: Spectators applaud and sing against Salzburg

The fan movement “We Are The Shed” announced before the encounter: “Tonight will be the first match after Thomas Tuchel was released.”

Although the fans did not do a special choreography out of respect for the death of Queen Elizabeth II, they announced: “We encourage you to stand up in the 21st minute and applaud to say thank you.”

The Swabian was last Wednesday sacked by the club’s new owners. Todd Boehly had reasoned, Tuchel has other ideas about the future of the club as those responsible.

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“Our vision for the club was to find a manager who really wanted to work with us,” the 48-year-old told a conference.

Tuchel works his way into the hearts of the fans

Tuchel himself had after the release let his emotions run free on Twitter and confessed to being “devastated”. “This is a club where I felt at home, both professionally and privately,” explained Tuchel on social media.

The former Dortmund coach won the Champions League with Chelsea last year (2021), earning a place in the club’s history books as well as in the hearts of the fans.

Also his Loyalty to the Blues during the uncertain months of the past in the course of Roman Abramovich’s club sale had impressed the supporters. The song “We have Super Thomas Tuchel, he knows exactly what we need” resounded regularly through Stamford Bridge.

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Tuchel expressed his delight at the song dedicated to him last January: “Since I’ve known the lines and the rhythm, I’ve been hearing it during the matches. I think it’s always about the players, so that’s very nice. It’s always a bit embarrassing, but of course also nice.”

Successor Graham Potter caught on at its premiere at 1: 1 (0: 0) lean against Red Bull Salzburg meanwhile not an ideal start.

The bar is set high for the 47-year-old by the spectators at Stamford Bridge, which he should have realized in the 21st minute at the latest on his debut.

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