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A new era begins at Chelsea, and it’ll start with a visit from Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday night. Frank Lampard is terminated, after just one season and a half. His replacement, himself fired by Paris Saint-Germain just before Christmas, is Thomas Tuchel.

Reports had indicated that Roman Abramovich wanted to hire somebody who speaks German and Tuchel does indeed possess that trait. Perhaps he can be the Havertz and Werner whisperer then? Maybe he’ll get the most out of these two high priced German internationals acquired in the summer? Lampard obviously could not.

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Well, it looks like we have some major team news ahead of Chelsea’s next Premier League clash, at home versus Wolverhampton Wanderers. Frank Lampard is out, and Thomas Tuchel, 47, is in at the managerial position. Lampard, 42, now departs with a record of 44 wins, 17 draws and 23 losses.

As a player, he made 429 appearances and scored 147 goals, where he won the league three times, the FA Cup four times and the Champions League once. He did not win a single trophy during his short (but still longer than the average for Blues bosses) stint as Chelsea manager.

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The Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea has now seen nine managers fired, and with Jose Mourinho getting the axe twice, so it’s ten dismissals in total. Frank Lampard became the latest in this long line, as the club announced his termination about three hours ago.

While it’s easy to argue that me might have been treated unfairly, and he deserved more time, don’t cry too hard for him. He’ll get a very nice and quite lucrative payout. Chelsea have already lined up their replacement, Thomas Tuchel, according to multiple reports.

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