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The secret reasons behind Thomas Tuchel’s sacking at Chelsea ‘would bring tears to people’s eyes’, claims Simon Jordan… as he invites Todd Boehly to go public, telling him ‘I would have done the same!’ !
Todd Boehly has been urged to go public and reveal the secret reasons behind his decision to sack Thomas Tuchel as they will ‘make people’s eyes water’ with surprise.
Tuchel was sacked last September after the defeat against Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League.
But for talkSPORT presenter and former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan, he claims there was ‘a lot more’ to the decision to sack Tuchel than appeared among the fans, after Chelsea fans chanted the German’s name. during their 4-0 loss to Man City. Sunday night.
Simon Jordan claims reasons behind Chelsea sacking of Thomas Tuchel vindicated call
Jordan had a conversation with Todd Boehly (right) and suggested his reasons were valid
“There’s so much more behind the scenes of Tuchel that would bring tears to most people’s eyes as to why Todd Boehly made that decision and it wasn’t just a case of losing to Dinamo Zagreb, was the case for a whole host of other things — that’s Todd Boehly’s gift of telling people what that is,” Jordan said in talk sport Monday.
“But it opened my eyes and I would have done the exact same thing that Todd Boehly did, which is ‘you can go buddy.'”
Tuchel mercilessly let loose just 15 months after Chelsea defeated Manchester City to win their second Champions League title.
The decision came seven games into the season while Tuchel was believed to be negotiating a new contract and just 100 days into Boehly’s reign.
Jordan almost urged Boehly to come out and go public with the reasons why he fired Tuchel
Jordan was speaking on talkSPORT the morning after Chelsea fans chanted for Tuchel
It’s been a rocky start for his successor, Graham Potter, with Chelsea 10th in the Premier League, out of the Carabao Cup and out of the FA Cup the second week of January.
Sunday’s 4-0 loss to Manchester City, who had beaten them in the league days earlier, saw disgruntled Chelsea supporters chant for Tuchel and previous owner Roman Abramovich.
A section of the 8,000 away fans at the Etihad Stadium turned on the owners and Potter as the Blues suffered their fifth defeat in seven games.
Traveling fans could be heard chanting “We’ve got super Tommy Tuchel” from the Manchester stands.
Former owner Abramovich’s name was also chanted loudly at the other end, as his performance was labeled ‘lame’.
Defeat at Manchester City leaves Chelsea out of the FA Cup, Carabao Cup and 10th place in the league
Jordan has backed Boehly to make the right decision by giving Potter time, but the former Brighton boss admitted the club is ‘suffering’ at the moment due to the winless run.
‘The results in a small space of time are not positive. You can make excuses, you can find reasons or you can say it’s not good enough,’ Potter said Sunday.
‘Clearly we are suffering and it is not pleasant at all. You can understand the frustration of the fans and we respect that. There are always other opinions and criticisms because the results have not been positive.
“We need to stick together, support each other and I’m sure we’ll get support from the fans when they see good results.”
Both Boehly and Potter are hoping that Joao Félix, who arrives on loan after Chelsea verbally agreed a £9m contract with Atlético Madrid, can help transform this second half of the season.
Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement for the transfer of Joao Félix from Atlético de Madrid