An earthquake in Chelsea 10 days of seeing faces with Real Madrid In the first leg of the quarter-finals Champions League. The Blues announced the dismissal of Graham Potter and announced the appointment, Temporarily, from his “right hand”, Spaniard Bruno Saltor. Defeat to Aston Villa (0-2) at the hands of Unai Emery was “the final straw”.
Former right-back from Espanyol, Gymnastics, Lleida, Almeira, Valencia and Brighton I got to Stamford Bridge by Potter. Bruno, who worked as an assistant at Chelsea, has already worked as a “development coach” at Brighton.
The decision to remove Potter is surprising. It must be remembered that Chelsea signed Potter in September after he was sent off, with the season already under way, by Thomas Tuchel. Not just that. to get him out of Brighton They had to pay 20 million euros, which made Potter the second most expensive coach in history, Second only to Julian Nagelsmann.
The former Strands, Swansea and Brighton boss’ record with Chelsea has been, to say the least, disappointing. In the 31 matches he has officiated, he has a record of 12 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses with 33 goals scored and 31 goals against.
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Potter arrived six days later and Chelsea were in sixth, five points behind Arsenal. On the other hand, he leaves with the ‘Blues’ XI, 12 points behind the ‘Champions Zone’.. As if that wasn’t enough, it was It was knocked out of both cups (FA Cup and Carabao Cup) in the first round for the first time since 1989.
He wasn’t able either. To take advantage of the $611 million Chelsea invested in transfers this cycle.. They only have the Champions League left.
Chelsea’s full statement:
“Chelsea have announced that Graham Potter is leaving the club. Graham has agreed to work with the club to facilitate a smooth transition. In his time at the club, Graham has led us to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where we will face Real Madrid. Chelsea would like to thank Graham for his efforts and contributions and wish him well.” Good luck in the future.
Bruno Saltor will take over the team’s duties as interim technical director.
Co-owners Todd Bohle and Bagdad Eghbali said: “On behalf of everyone at the club, we would like to sincerely thank Graham for his contribution to Chelsea. We have the highest respect for Graham as a coach and as a person. He has always acted with professionalism and integrity and we are all disappointed with this outcome.”
“Together with our fantastic fans, we will all be supporting Bruno and the team as we focus on the rest of the season. We have 10 Premier League games left, and the Champions League quarter-finals to go. We will do our best and be committed in each of those games so we can Finishing the season on a high.
