Thomas Tuchel’s rows, like making a player crawl across a pitch on all fours as a punishment as he’s sacked by Chelsea

AS his past has proven, Thomas Tuchel isn't the easiest person to get along with.

The German tactician, 49, has been sacked by the Blues after a disastrous defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.

After the game, Tuchel laid into his players saying "everything is missing" and revealed the team lacked hunger.

It was the second time in recent weeks he slammed his stars - following a poor defeat away at Southampton he said his team were "not tough enough".

That was after new owner Todd Boehly's £270million transfer splurge in the summer.

But, Tuchel's got previous with falling out with hierarcy.

He resigned at Mainz following a dispute with directors over transfer funds, was sacked by Borussia Dortmund after testing the patience of bosses at the Westfalenstadion.

At PSG he clashed with sporting director Leonardo - with the Brazilian claiming the German tactician disrespected the club.

And Tuchel's arguments aren't just reserved for senior figures, with some players falling foul of the strict disciplinarian's ways.

After one of his stars dared upset him, made him crawl on his hands and knees across a football pitch as a punishment.

'BETRAYED'

Although Tuchel is the most successful manager Mainz have ever had, earning the club european qualification for the first time in history, his name isn't as revered as it should be.

When he left the club, a bitter taste was left in the mouth of the supporters, but more importantly his president Harald Strutz said he felt "betrayed".

After five seasons at the club, Tuchel reportedly wanted financial backing by the board to take the team further.

When he didn't get what he demanded, he decided to walk away from his contract in 2014.

“I couldn’t see how we could reinvent ourselves once more the coming summer,” he said as he departed.

Tuchel was suspended for the remaining year of his deal - and was forced to take a Pep Guardiola-like sabbatical to assess his options.

Later, club president Strutz would accuse Tuchel of talking to other teams behind his back - with the ambitious coach desperate to prove himself at a big club.

PLAYER FALLOUT

In 2015, Tuchel - who had earned his stripes from rookie coach to master tactician - got his dream job. He was hired by Borussia Dortmund to dethrone Bayern Munich from the top of the Bundesliga.

And although he won the German Cup, his time there is best-remembered for the bust-ups he had.

There were disagreements with senior players, including Mats Hummels, Neven Subotic, Jakub Blaszczykowski and Roman Weidenfeller.

With Hummels he criticised his performance after a game. "Mats can do better," Tuchel explained on why he substituted him in the 78th minute of their DFB Pokal final in May 2016 against Bayern.

Another astonishing player row happened with forward, Emre Mor.

As a punishment, Tuchel instructed his fitness coach to make the Turkish forward crawl across the pitch on his hands and knees as a punishment for not working hard enough.

When the youngster complained, Tuchel barked: "Shut your mouth! Shut your mouth! Shut your mouth!"

New signings were also ordered to do an 'initiation dance' after joining the club in front of their team mates.

This was stopped after some complained how uncomfortable this made them feel.

THE BEGINNING OF THE END

Picking a fight with your bosses and staff in the pressure cooker world of football never works.

The first sign Tuchel was entering choppy waters came when he clashed with former chief scout Sven Mislantat, who would later work for Arsenal.

According to German magazine Spiegel, the disagreement began after Mislantat negotiated a deal for Spanish starlet Oliver Torres, but Tuchel opposed the move and the player stayed at Atletico Madrid.