Like a lot I am shocked but not surprised, I would have thought a little more time to bed in the team find his best 11 if possible but who knows what goes on behind closed doors. 

Next .................

 

2 minutes ago, Frankie8Lampard said:

Well Potter is comng from the looks of things so I really hope the Tuchel Out crowd got what they wanted. Never a dull day at Cheldea FC

What on earth has Graham Potter achieved to warrant the Chelsea job? If he wasn't English his name wouldn't even be in the conversation

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Honestly best bet now would be to hope Conte falls out with Levy and throw him a massive signing on fee

Well the ship started sinking as soon as Roman went,now we are bloody submerged under water,a sad day for Thomas and ourselves, god I don't feel anyway back if we hire Potter. 

Good news for Tuchel - RB Leipzig has sacked their manager too, so I'd imagine he's on the first plane back to Germany.

Long said Tuchel's stubbornness would be his undoing.  Disappointed at the timing - thought he'd get thru the WC atleast, but the more I think about this the less surprised I am.

• Terrible results this season (42% win percentage, 42% loss) - that pattern stretches back to April.  Barely improved, but to me this actually goes back to Nov 6, 2021 vs Burnley
  • This seasons wins are awful as well - Everton (barely won, was a penalty), Leicester (we were lucky) and West Ham (really poor performance)
• The manner of the performances
• The lack of ability to change games
• Assessment of players.  I still do not believe Lukaku, Werner, Ziyech, Pulisic, Odoi can all be bad players.  The are all starved of any service
• Players cutting the most frustrated figures on the pitch

I have the utmost respect for Tuchel - will always be remembered for what he did for Chelsea.  But I can see why the decision was made now vs. letting this drag on

Given the lack of any world class player apart from a half fit Kante, Tuche might be the best manager we've ever had given his achievements

 

I'll be very surprised if it is not potter. 

9 minutes ago, Drogba1 said:

Inevitablity? It was 6 games into the season with a bunch of new players. And even then it was 10 points from 6, which is only about 2-3 points worse thann the usual. If Anthony Taylor hasn't screwed us over Tuchel would probably still be in a job

Personally, I didn't see the football improving. 

There are signs when it is the beginning of the end. We know it far more than anybody. 

Tuchel had 18 months and 19 days, he won 3 pieces of silverware in 5 finals and achieved top 4 in both his season,(despite loads of stuff going on off the pitch which we wont go into).

Potter has had 40 months at BHA, won zero, no top 4 spot.

I'm all for getting behind Potter if he does get the job.

But come on people, don't expect much to happen in 18 months.

Which World class star is going to come and play for Potters Chelsea ?

Maybe that's why Todd is doing it, so the top players who cost the most ridiculous money won't ever come to us ?

Disgusting decision, WTF are they thinking?

Give the man time to turn things around, he is a proven coach, won the CL, took us to cup finals, made us a top3 club again, improved some of our young players. 

If anything he has earned the right to be given more time. Many new signings this season, its inevitable that players will need time to gel together and while this happens performances might suffer. Seriously, wtf. 

Mourinho in 05 had pretty much all of the best Chelsea players ever, as did Ancelotti, Mourinho the 2nd time rould had prime Hazard, Fabregas and prime Costa.

Conte had prime Kante along with Costa and Hazard, as soon as Costa left we couldn't even get top 4.

 

Meanwhile Tuchel had a half fit Kante and a 36 year old Thiago Silva. The guy won Champions league playing Mason Mount, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz up front, and we didn't even have to park the bus to do it. We went toe to toe with Atletico, Real and City and beat them all. This sacking is just as bad as Ancelotti's, arguably even worse

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2 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Personally, I didn't see the football improving. 

There are signs when it is the beginning of the end. We know it far more than anybody. 

Becuase we'd lost one of our best defenders, signed a bunch of new players who didn't even get a few weeks to gel in? Aubameyang hasn't even had a full game

Think it's a really bad call from us. Tuchel was the man! 

10 minutes ago, SydneyChelsea said:

Good news for Tuchel - RB Leipzig has sacked their manager too, so I'd imagine he's on the first plane back to Germany.

To link up with Werner again 

Where was this energy when Lampard was sacked? Mid table after half a season, players like James Maddison openly admitting how easy it is to score against us, one of the worst defences in the league, and yet half the sub thought it was way too premature.

 

Compare that the what Tuchel has done and yet tons of people seem happy for him to go in favour of Graham Potter, who's only achievment is getting Brighton playing some decent football whilst mid table and getting some club promoted through the Swedish lower leagues. It's completely baffling

Teams don't park the bus against Brighton. Let's see how good Potter ball looks against 10 men behind the ball every week in a 60 game season

Just now, Drogba1 said:

Where was this energy when Lampard was sacked? Mid table after half a season, players like James Maddison openly admitting how easy it is to score against us, one of the worst defences in the league, and yet half the sub thought it was way too premature.

 

Compare that the what Tuchel has done and yet tons of people seem happy for him to go in favour of Graham Potter, who's only achievment is getting Brighton playing some decent football whilst mid table and getting some club promoted through the Swedish lower leagues. It's completely baffling

there is a topic where 88% of the people voting back TT 

but i guess it's a coping mechanism to turn to the next manager, as we cannot change anything about the decision already been made to sack TT

2 minutes ago, Drogba1 said:

Becuase we'd lost one of our best defenders, signed a bunch of new players who didn't even get a few weeks to gel in? Aubameyang hasn't even had a full game

Which warranted Tuchel time to turn it around (particularly after last season's heroics). 

I think the nail on the coffin for Tuchel in his pressers speaking as if he is lost and confused, which is directly reflected on the performances. Lost and confused. 

3 minutes ago, Drogba1 said:

Teams don't park the bus against Brighton. Let's see how good Potter ball looks against 10 men behind the ball every week in a 60 game season

I like Potter but think this is a great point. All well and good playing decent football when teams don't sit back against you, but it's almost another game entirely trying to break down a low block defence. I am cautiously optimistic about Potter but I do think this is a really good point. 

If Potter gets appointed I give it about a week before several start complaining about "seven defenders on the field" with his back three/five formation and two 6s. Essentially plays the exact same system as Tuchel did and there was no end to the whining from some. With the player we have Potter will have no answer to teams parking the bus either. I can almost guarantee it.

 

 

Brighton's football is very direct though. 

47 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Don't hold your breath ... Potter has played with 3 centre backs in 6 of Brighton's 7 games this season.

pain.

at least he rates Colwill and Lamptey 

I don't think it helped with so many of the team either not performing or arguing with each other , not ideal .

Add to this TT's strange behaviour after games and in the interviews and I think it was inevitable unfortunately.