You don’t change Tuchel to Potter. A ridiculous decision to start with”: Jamie Carragher insists Todd Boyle should never have changed managers in the first place as he calls Blues boss sacking ‘inevitable’
- Jamie Carragher says Graham Potter should not have replaced Thomas Tuchel
- Graham Potter was sacked this evening after losing 2-0 to Aston Villa
- He replaced Tuchel again in September but failed to impress the club
Jamie Carragher has claimed replacing Thomas Tuchel with Graham Potter was a “ridiculous decision”, following the announcement that the Chelsea boss had been sacked by the club earlier this evening.
Despite helping the club reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, pressure has been building on Potter for some time after a poor run of form saw Chelsea drop to 11th in the Premier League, 12 points above the relegation zone.
Potter, who took over from Tuchel back in September, has lost nine of the 28 league matches he has overseen at the club, which included yesterday’s disappointing 2-0 loss against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, as his team was booed off the field. in both. Half time and full time after very poor performance.
Earlier this evening, the club issued a statement thanking Potter for all his efforts, and announcing that he would not be continuing in his role, with Bruno Saltor taking charge of the team as interim coach.
However, former Liverpool defender Carragher believed that Chelsea was wrong to appoint Potter in the first place, after Todd Boiley chose to sack Tuchel last year, despite the German winning the Champions League with the club in 2021.
Graham Potter was sacked by Chelsea after he rejoined the club only in September
Thomas Tuchel oversaw his first win as Bayern Munich coach against Borussia Dortmund
Jamie Carragher has claimed that Potter should not have set Tuchel to begin with
“Todd (Bohle) said he would be different from Roman (Abramovich),” Carragher wrote on Twitter in response to Chelsea’s official announcement of Potter’s sacking.
He added, “I feel about Graham Potter, but it was inevitable.” You don’t change Tuchel to Potter. Silly decision to start with.
In a statement tonight, Chelsea owners Bohle and Brad Eghbali thanked the British coach for his work at the club, before asking the fans to support interim coach Bruno.
“On behalf of everyone at the club, we would like to sincerely thank Graham for his contribution to Chelsea,” they said. 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 very disappointed in this outcome.
“Together with our fantastic fans, we will all be behind Bruno and the team as we focus on the rest of the season.
Chelsea owner Todd Boyle (right) replaced Thomas Tuchel with Graham Potter in September
“We have 10 matches left in the Premier League and before the Champions League quarter-finals.
“We will do our best and be committed in every one of those matches so that we can finish the season on a high.”
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