Ruthless Chelsea Show Thomas Tuchel the Exit Door After Loss to Dinamo Zagreb

• Chelsea has shown German trainer Thomas Tuchel the exit door following a run of poor results
• Thomas Tuchel was sacked after Chelsea's Champions League 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday night
• Tuchel chalked 60 wins, 24 draws and 16 defeats in 100 games in charge of Chelsea - winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and Club World Cup

Chelsea has severed ties with German tactician Thomas Tuchel following his side's defeat to minnows Dynamo Zagreb.

Tuchel's Chelsea have had a poor start to the current campaign suffering three defeats., including a shock slim loss to Dynamo Zagreb, in the opening seven games in all competitions.

In a statement confirming Tuchel's sacking, Chelsea wrote: "the Club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the Club."

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"Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea’s history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and Club World Cup in his time here.

"As the new ownership group reaches 100 days since taking over the Club, and as it continues its hard work to take the club forward, the new owners believe it is the right time to make this transition.

According to Sky Sports, Chelsea are expected to approach Brighton and Hove Albion later on Wednesday for permission to speak to manager Graham Potter and are also keen to speak to ex-Spurs gaffer Mauricio Pochettino and multiple Champions League winning coach Zinedine Zidane.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Thomas Tuchel has taken full responsibility for Chelsea's shocking defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in their Champions League Group E opener on Tuesday night, September 6.

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The Blues were the dominant side during the clash staged in Croatia but fluffed a number of golden goalscoring opportunities.

They were eventually punished in the 13th minute of the encounter as Mislav Orsic ran in behind Chelsea’s high defensive line to slot the ball past Kepa Arrizabalaga, who was in goal for the visitors.