Perhaps the jarring pace of change made a drab start to life under Thomas Tuchel inevitable. The “In Frank We Trust” banner, lovingly unveiled one day before the latest brutal sacking of the Roman Abramovich era, was still hanging from the Shed End. Debate over the demise of a club legend had yet to die down and although supporters of Frank Lampard will use this lifeless performance as evidence he deserved more time, it is probably worth reserving judgment on Tuchel’s suitability for the
Job until he has more than one training session under his belt.
Tuchel has barely had time to unpack his bags since his appointment as Chelsea’s manager and, if he did not know it already, this was confirmation that untangling the knots in his new squad will not be easy. Rather like Lampard before him, the German was unable to find the best formula in midfield and attack. Tuchel seemed to overthink his introductory lineup, which featured Callum Hudson-Odoi as a roving right wing-back, and
Chelsea lacked a spark in the final third without Mason Mount, who was unable to break Wolves down after his introduction as a late substitute.