LONDON -- Chelsea's ruthlessness has consumed many managers but Thomas Tuchel embraced it from day one, and that attitude has taken them to a Champions League final following a 2-0 win over Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
He replaced Frank Lampard 99 days ago ostensibly to mould the expensively acquired parts of this squad into a cohesive team, and few could argue he hasn't done that now, extracting the best football seen from Kai Havertz in a Chelsea shirt while enabling N'Golo Kante and Jorginho to excel, Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger to look reborn.