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When Crisis Is a Constant

Change at Chelsea. A loss at Liverpool. Chaos is part and parcel of the Premier League story line. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Thomas Tuchel, before the fall.Credit...Carl Recine/Pool Via Reuters

Chelsea managed to cycle through it all in nine hours, give or take. First, bright and early on Wednesday, came the announcement that the club’s owners had decided to dispense with the services of Manager Thomas Tuchel, after a reign encompassing a mere 19 months and one measly Champions League title.

The window for shock was a relatively brief one.