Last picture show for 'Super Tommy Tuchel'

As the Irish Examiner stated last May, Tuchel was hugely admired by Chelsea fans but his time at Stamford Bridge has cost him a marriage breakdown and his record suggested that he can be highly strung with the wrong executive structure.

THE END: Thomas Tuchel leaves after the Champions League group E soccer match between Dinamo Zagreb and Chelsea at the Maksimir stadium. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

After Chelsea’s dismal defeat in the opening round of the Champions League to Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday Thomas Tuchel, always a candid and intelligent interviewee, proffered a revealing quote to his final press conference.

“Obviously I was in the wrong movie,” he told his interrogators, trying to explain why his preparation of the team had failed. It was his 100th match in charge and the visit to Croatia marked his third successive away defeat this season. In his first 50 games at the helm Chelsea conceded 24 goals, and in the last 50 matches 53 have hit the back of the net.