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Celebrating Thomas Tuchel a year after being appointed Chelsea head coach

Source: Andy Ogbarmey-Tettey  
  26 January 2022 2:02pm
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A year ago today, Chelsea Football Club appointed Thomas Tuchel as their head coach.

Tuchel was brought in by the west London side following the dismissal of Frank Lampard midway through the 2020/21 season. The former England international led the team for 18 months following his appointment in July 2019.

Since assuming post, Tuchel has led the Blues to win a number of trophies - a feat they were far from achieving under the tutelage of Lampard.

Lampard, who was appointed on a three-year contract when he replaced Maurizio Sarri, led Chelsea to fourth place and the FA Cup final in his first season in charge, but subsequently, the Blues suffered many defeats in some eight league games. 

Lampard spent more than £200m on seven major signings last two summers, including £45m on Leicester City's Ben Chilwell and £71m on midfielder Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen.

It is the most Chelsea have spent in one summer, eclipsing the £186m they invested at the start of the 2017-18 season.

But under the tenure of Tuchel, the club has seen far more impressive results - and it has only been a year after his appointment, with the silverware being won before his first year anniversary at the club.

Accomplishments

Tuchel guided Chelsea to their second UEFA Champions League title in 2021 after four months at post. The winning goal in the game against Manchester City was delivered by Havertz.

In August last year, the team was crowned 2021 UEFA Super Cup champions after beating Villarreal 6-5 on penalties. The victory was refreshing as Chelsea had lost the Super Cup finals in 2012, 2013 and 2019.

The German coach, last year went up against Pep Guardiola of Manchester City and Italy head coach Roberto Macini for FIFA Best Men's Coach award.

In the end, the 48-year-old emerged victorious and was adjudged 2021 FIFA Best Men's Coach.

He was named UEFA Men's Coach of the Year for 2020/21 as well as the 2021 Germany Manager of the Year.

Again, Tuchel has secured Chelsea a place in the Carabao Cup final.

The Blues come up against Liverpool on February 27, 2022,  at the Wembley Stadium in London.

Fans are excited

Chelsea supporters are optimistic the team's future is bright. Taking to social media on Wednesday, they praised Tuchel and urged him to continue the good work.

Chelsea FC also celebrated Tuchel's anniversary with a "blue love emoji" and a video touting his achievements.

Here are some tweets sighted by MyJoyOnline.com:

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