This Sunday, Chelsea announced that Graham Potter is no longer the manager of the team. The resignation comes in the midst of the bad phase experienced by the Blueswho have won just three of their last ten games and are in 11th place in the English Championship.
Graham Potter’s last match in charge of Chelsea was the Saturday’s loss to Aston Villa2-0 at Stamford Bridge. The English coach was hired on September 9 last year to replace Thomas Tuchel at the start of the season.
In a statement, Chelsea said that the coach “agreed to collaborate with the club to facilitate a smooth transition” and announced that Bruno Saltor will lead the team in the next commitments as an interim. The former Spanish player was part of Graham Potter’s coaching staff.
Under the command of the English coach, Chelsea won 12 of the 31 games played and reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League. To hire Graham Potter, the London club spent 25 million euros to get him out of Brighton and signed a five-year contract.
Chelsea return to the field next Saturday for the Premier League to face Wolverhampton, at 11 am (Brasília time), at Molineux Stadium. You Blues they have only 38 points added in the competition and are 12 points behind Manchester United, the team that opens the qualification zone for the Champions League.
Club statement.
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 2, 2023
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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