Gary Neville has sent a number of Manchester United-themed digs toward the Chelsea hierarchy after their decision to sack Thomas Tuchel.
The German was confirmed to have left Stamford Bridge on Wednesday morning following the Blues’ underwhelming Champions League defeat by Croatian outfit Dinamo Zagreb. A club statement announced his departure – new owner Todd Boehly electing to move Tuchel on just under three months after his own Stamford Bridge takeover was sealed.
A number of thoughts and opinions have been shared since Tuchel’s exit, some being particularly scathing of Boehly’s decision, while others are somewhat understanding of the German’s sacking considering Chelsea’s alarming slump in form since the start of the season.
One of those somewhat critical of Tuchel’s sacking has been former Man Utd right-back Neville, who has compared Boehly’s behaviour to that of Ed Woodward – the former Red Devils’ chief executive having developed a ruthless reputation regarding managers.
During his time at Old Trafford, the likes of David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick all came and went and Neville now believes that Boehly could be heading in the same direction in west London.
Taking to Twitter shortly after Tuchel was sacked, Neville tweeted: “Todd Woodward.”
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He then doubled down on his stance with a number of retweets that aligned with his view.
Football writer Tom Williams tweeted: “Huge call by Todd Boehly to sack Thomas Tuchel. But what an opportunity for Tuchel’s successor, Todd Boehly.”
Neville retweeted the post and also another comment that was written in response to his original tweet, which read: “Looks like it, doesn’t it [Boehly acting like Woodward]? You said a few weeks ago he was playing Football Manager and got stick for it. Having seen the new signing performances so far, I think you’re right!”
It so far remains to be seen who will be appointed as Tuchel’s successor at Stamford Bridge. Names such as Mauricio Pochettino and Zinedine Zidane were immediately linked with taking the reins due to currently both being out of work but Graham Potter looks to be the early frontrunner with reports suggesting that the Blues had been given permission to speak to the Brighton coach.
In the meantime, Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag gave some brief thoughts about Chelsea’s decision to sack Tuchel. Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of his side’s Europa League opener against Spanish outfit Real Sociedad, he said: “I feel sorry, but there is nothing I can say. It’s Chelsea, not Man United. It’s early in the season, yes.”
