Antonio Conte finds himself under pressure at Tottenham following the north London derby defeat, with Thomas Tuchel being mentioned as a potential replacement.
Spurs now have just one win in their last four Premier League outings as they find themselves five points off Manchester United in fourth, having played a game more than the Red Devils.
As a result, Tuchel is being tipped to replace Conte at Tottenham, with the Evening Standard claiming that he would like to take over from the Italian.
Based on previous comments from the German, it could certainly happen.
What’s the story?
Well, the 49-year-old has admitted to being a Tottenham fan, when he was growing up at least.
Tuchel revealed he supported the north Londoners after a 2-1 win over Spurs with his Borussia Dortmund side in the Europa League back in 2016, with the Bundesliga outfit winning 5-1 on aggregate.
When quizzed on those comments following his arrival at Stamford Bridge, the Independent quote Tuchel as saying: “When I was a boy once or twice it was me pretending to be Tottenham in the garden, it was to show off more in front of my friends, because actually I didn’t even know Tottenham were a team in London.
“It was just a fancy name and a team we could see on TV for a few minutes. Later of course with Jurgen Klinsmann and some German players there that led to a bigger focus.”
Clearly, Tuchel attempted to play down his interest in Spurs in order to avoid any backlash from the Chelsea supporters, having only just taken the reins at their bitter rivals.
Tottenham must avoid Tuchel
As impressive as the German’s CV is, Daniel Levy must not hire Tuchel.
Tottenham have already hired two past Chelsea managers in Jose Mourinho and Conte, with both struggling to do anything differently to what got them sacked in west London.
If Conte does leave north London, Levy must ensure he adopts a different approach, rather than repeating the same methods over and over again.
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