Chelsea: Why Tuchel WILL NOT "recommend" Nagelsmann to former club

Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has broken silence over the club’s sacking of Graham Potter…

The dismissal of the former Brighton boss came as an initial shock, considering the backing that Todd Boehly had given Potter.

That backing came in the form of a gigantic injection of more than £550million into the squad during Potter’s tenure of less than seven months.

The club’s latest decision screams desperation from the Chelsea board and now paints the prior sacking of Tuchel in an even uglier light.

Having already admitted that his dismissal from Stamford Bridge took him “a while to process”, Tuchel will surely sympathise on a coach-on-coach basis, but understands the drastic change of approach under the new regime, claiming that Potter’s sacking “affected me less.”

WHAT’S THE WORD?

According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Julian Nagelsmann will not get a recommendation to join Chelsea from Bayern Munich successor Tuchel, despite being heavily linked to takeover the Blues helm.

Champions League winner Tuchel was asked:

“Would you recommend Nagelsmann to join Chelsea?”

Romano took to his personal Twitter page to relay Tuchel’s response to the media’s crafty question.

The new Bayern boss had this to say:

“Julian is not gonna ask me because he doesn't need my advice. I received the news of Potter's sacking yesterday on my cell phone as a push notification”.

“CLASSY” TUCHEL

According to Sports Scientist Dr. Rajpal Brar, the Bayern boss gave a “classy answer”, with the media clearly trying to trip the 49-year-old up in their questioning.

As ever, Tuchel kept his composure and stayed true to himself, addressing the fact Chelsea “has changed massively” since his dismissal.

Staying calm and collected in tense affairs is just one of the reasons why his managerial CV includes the likes of Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and now, of course, Bayern Munich.

THE FINAL SAY

Ultimately, Chelsea’s dismissal of Tuchel seemed like the wrong move at the time.

Of course, the appointment of Potter made for an exciting one, bearing in mind his identity as a promising English coach with real tactical nous. And of course, considering the former Brighton boss’ rise to the pinnacle of the managerial food chain - which also generated real buzz.

Should Potter have been given more time? In my opinion, yes.

Could Potter have turned things around? Quite possibly.

But, this is the state of the modern game.

As we know, the narratives in football move fast. So fast, in-fact, that we may just see Nagelsmann become the successor of Potter at Chelsea in a surreal interlinking narrative involving the managerial trio of Tuchel, Potter and Nagelsmann.

Football is a soap opera.

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Bayern Munich: Romano on why Julian Nagelsmann was brutally axed

Despite challenging for the Bundesliga title and boasting by far the greatest goal difference, Julian Nagelsmann has been brutally axed from the Bayern Munich hotseat.

At the time of Nagelsmann’s release from the club, Bayern sit in second, having dropped points via seven draws and 3 losses in 25 games.

For comparison, under the guidance of Hansi Flick, the Bavarian giants ended last season as runaway champions, despite dropping points on ten occasions in the form of five draws and five losses from 34 games.

Whilst Nagelmann’s record in Munich is by no means perfect, the news of his sacking comes as a shock - especially when you consider the world-record price-tag of €25million that Bayern splashed in order to prise the young German boss from RB Leipzig.

What’s the word?

35-year-old Nagelsmann’s sudden departure from Bayern has sent shockwaves through the world footballing landscape.

And with many wondering why the Bavarian outfit have ditched a promising manager that they paid so much for, elite-level journalist Fabrizio Romano is once again on the scene to answer our collective concerns.

Taking to his personal Twitter page, Romano relayed comments from Bayern director Hasan Salihamidžić on why the German super-club decided to pull the trigger.

Romano stated:

“Bayern director Salihamidzić explains why they fired Nagelsmann”

As part of the same tweet, the Italian transfer guru then relayed:

“After thorough analysis of the sporting development of our team, especially since January and with the experience of the second half of the previous season, we have now decided together to release Julian”.

As part of further comments made by Bayern’s Bosnian director, Romano published:

“Salihamidžić: ‘This was most difficult decision of my time as director. I have had open, trusting, friendly relationship with Julian’

‘I really wish Nagelsmann all the best, I regret the separation from Julian’.”

Brutal Bavarians

Reading into this rare Bayern drama, there are a number of points to consider - both for and against the decision that has been made.

Since the start of this season, Bayern have been a somewhat experimental side under the guidance of Nagelsmann.

Tactically, the side have been consistently undergoing a play-style that fundamentally relies on using minimal width, rather than spreading play out wide.

The pressures of the Bundesliga will certainly have pushed this, with the league known for its nous in progressing the ball forwards through a greater emphasis on vertical methods in comparison to other top leagues.

As such, Bayern have at times been more predictable in the build-up and rather brittle at the back in comparison to previous seasons.

Despite their position in the table, they have not displayed the dominance that we have grown so used to in recent years and face a rare battle to defend their Bundesliga crown, with an inform Borussia Dortmund side sitting pretty at the top of the table proceedings.

That said, Bayern are the league’s top scorers, having bagged 72 goals, and also boast the best defence having conceded just 27 goals, despite their occasional frailties that have been on display this season.

The Final Say

Ultimately the decision feels cruel.

Though, Bayern do have their reasons on letting go of a manager who won 60 out of his 84 games in charge.

The last five games in the Bundesliga have seen the side pick up two losses, conceding a shocking total of nine goals in that span.

This, along with reports suggesting that there is a lack of player development within the squad, as well as the ill-timing of Nagelsmann’s ski-holiday, has seen the German’s dream job crumble rather cruely.

Bayern demand an element of perfection and, having chosen former Chelsea boss and Champions League winner Thomas Tuchel as Nagelsmann’s successor, clearly believe the 49-year-old can deliver.