Tuchel Sacked

[John Arne]

:)

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/chelsea-football-club-part-company-with-thomas-tuchel

What are they doing?

[Waffdon]

Graham Potter Ball :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

No idea, there aren't many/any coaches as good as him on the market. Days after the window as well.

Maybe our new septic overlords got bored.

[-james-]

Poch shirley. Zidane. Vieira. Hiddink. Maybe Lampard has turned over a new leaf. Can't think of anyone else at all.

[thommo]

Great, can't wait for a hodgepodge of coaches to lead poor old Chelsea back to winning ways against us at the weekend.

[Luke Emia]

They seemed to be all in on him as well which is the most bizarre thing. The buys this summer seemed to be the players he wanted and then to sack him a few days later is just weird.

[randomlegend]

Spend a bazillion quid over the last 2 months to create a squad suited to a specific manager.

Sack manager.

[Waffdon]

I’m not really sure that’s the case. The 3 defenders they bought are all suited to a back 4 rather than a back 5 and playing Sterling as a false 9 helps nobody.

[Spikey M]

That's a weird one.

[Ian]

That's a weird one.

Yeah but he's just been sacked so don't be mean.

[Waffdon]

Sounds like he was sacked before the game last night which makes a lot of sense. Most of it not football related either, even though it should be because he’s been horrendous for 10 months.

I have a feeling they’ve already got a manager lined up with the fact they’ve mentioned getting someone in before Fulham. If it’s Poch, RIP. Benitez 2.0

[Don]

This fucking automatic defence of a sacked manager and negativity aimed at the owners really ought to have ended years back during the great Roman days. They've been shite for a long time now and there was no sign of an upturn following massive spending.

[SvN]

I hope they don't get Potter, I think he'd do brilliantly there.

[niko_cee]

Roman still very much in charge evidently.

[niko_cee]

Who's the hottest prospect in college football? Still Nick Saban? Get him in.

[-james-]

Poch will surely be the main target. Boehly's brain appears to be wired for "get the most famous guy".

[Ian]

They should get Ronaldo in as player/manager.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I don't see what you're getting from Poch that you weren't getting from Tuchel, unless literally any change of manager is deemed to be a good thing.

[niko_cee]

Can you 'sign' a player manager outside of a transfer window? What a cunning workaround that would be. I assume not due to the squad registration shit.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's a shame player-managers aren't much of a thing at the top level. Is Steven Gerrard really much worse than whoever's on the Villa bench? Ditto Frank Lampard at Everton.

[Waffdon]

Poch will surely be the main target. Boehly's brain appears to be wired for "get the most famous guy".

He’s had the same manager at the Dodgers for 7+ years so I’m not sure if that’s the case. That and they’ve already approached Potter. All the articles are saying Tuchel didn’t fit the long term profile, which is fair enough. All he did was moan over the summer about having more control over the club and wanting just to concentrate on football.

It has to be Potter to takeover and nobody else. Poch would be a shambles and I’m not really convinced Zidane is all that. Doubt he speaks English either

[Jimmy Floyd]

The Dodgers play baseball, Waff.

[Waffdon]

Do they not have coaches in baseball like

[Jimmy Floyd]

They have managers (who also dress up in the full team kit during games, which football should introduce imo) but it's a different thing. Front office make all the decisions that matter. And also it's a different sport, although both are in the process of being ruined by nerds who have realised that (in one case) running is the only important metric and (in the other case) that running does not matter at all.

[Gray Fox]

Is Alan Curbishley 16/1?

In all seriousness, if it is Potter, he could smash it there. Quite the change in style coming to Chelsea too.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'd definitely prefer him to Zidane, Pochettino or some other espresso slurper. Potter probably favours a chai latte.

[Ben]

Simeone, purely for the fact he is loyal to the suit, which should be mandatory in my opinion.

[niko_cee]

Quite a lot of Brighton fans wanted Potter sacked a year ago, whilst he's a good coach I doubt any instawin club, which is what Chelsea demand, will give him enough time to be successful. Sadly it's a no brainer for him to go (with Chris Wilder as the example of what loyalty gets you).

Maybe they should go for yesterday's Potter (aka Brendon 'what's in the envelope' Rodgers). Knows the club and all.

[Jimmy Floyd]

What I really want is a third stint for Mourinho.

[-james-]

Quite a lot of Brighton fans wanted Potter sacked a year ago

Nobody with a clue among them.

Do Chelsea demand insta-win? If Boehly does "get it" then Potter is definitely a good shout.

[niko_cee]

Sacked is probably too strong, but after no goals at home for about 3 months there was definite wondering whether things had really improved all that much since the Hughton days.

[randomlegend]

Sky Sports saying Brighton have given Chelsea permission to talk to Potter.

[-james-]

Sacked is probably too strong, but after no goals at home for about 3 months there was definite wondering whether things had really improved all that much since the Hughton days.

If he does go then there's probably a lesson in there for whoever manages the purse strings at Brighton. Playing splashing out on a centre forward is lava is not the way to keep hold of the next hotshot manager.

[Waffdon]

At this rate, Potter will be announced by tonight.

[Manc]

I'd be surprised if he took the job.

[niko_cee]

If he does go then there's probably a lesson in there for whoever manages the purse strings at Brighton. Playing splashing out on a centre forward is lava is not the way to keep hold of the next hotshot manager.

They could have spaffed £80m on a new forward and he'd still have gone. There's no room for loyalty in modern football.

[-james-]

I don't know how he'd possibly know, but my #ITK at Starlizard reckons he stays.

[igor_balis]

Shame mowbray already signed with Sunderland really.

[niko_cee]

I don't know how he'd possibly know, but my #ITK at Starlizard reckons he stays.

It would be strange for them to be having talks with him [BBC official (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62824405)] and it come to nothing. Perhaps Bloom hasn't told them what his release fee is yet.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He'll reject us with one of those passive-aggressive twitter things, like when wankers post 30 screenshots of them rejecting an appearance on GB News. Then we'll end up with Southgate.

[niko_cee]

His actual record at Brighton stands in rather stark contrast to the amount of fanfare around him.

£16m? Yikes.

Probably doesn't even have to move house if he goes.

[John Arne]

There's not a chance in hell he rejects Chelsea to stay with Brighton.

[Yevrah]

Yep. Even if it goes tits up and he gets fired pretty quickly he'll make an absolute fortune from it.

[Adramelch]

Yeah, like where else would he hope to go?

[Don]

He could keep churning out top class talents until a more stable environment presents itself (ideally the one when our nazi gets bored and fucks off).

[Giggles]

Potter’s next stop is surely an Everton or Villa rather than a Chelsea.

[niko_cee]

He's probably got the best ownership in football at Brighton so the only real reason to leave would be for a shot at the big time, which those two clearly aren't.

[Waffdon]

How have I just clocked Billy Reid is Potter’s assistant. How on earth is he about to end up at Chelsea :lol:

He was stinking up the gaff at Hamilton over a decade ago.

[Ian]

Reid was decent at Hamilton right up until the point he turned down better jobs for whatever reason he gave and then it slowly went to shit. Though that may have also coincided with when the McArths left. And Richard Offiong of course.

[Shindig]

All that money spunked on players and they're going to take a sensible option in Potter? Nah. Not having it. It doesn't match up.

[Waffdon]

Yeah, looks like it’s done. It’s probably been in the works for a while. Would make sense regarding Broja who looked like he was being forced out to randomly signing a 6 year deal

[niko_cee]

Verbally agreed apparently.

Shame.

Particularly for Young Master Gilmour.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If Tony Bloom is as good as everyone says then he'll have had a list of 10 suitable replacements ready to go for months.

[-james-]

I'll be going into hiding if it's Ange.

[Don]

Their replacement is probably the most interesting element of all this. Bodo Glimt's man is the rumour I've seen.

And Auba aside, that Chelsea squad are all soft shites so should take to Potter. What a sight it'll be to see what he does with elite talent at his disposal :drool:

[randomlegend]

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

£21m+ for him and his staff apparently.

[Waffdon]

Christ, he’s taken half of the Brighton staff with him. Poor bastards.

[niko_cee]

Always the way.

Has he taken the hench physio with him? That guy's an absolute unit.

[Waffdon]

Assistant, 2 coaches, GK coach and recruitment geezer I think. Brighton fans on Twitter are seething over Bruno

[CJay]

He’s sure to fix Chelsea’s non-goal scoring striker problem. If anything the surgery might get more lethal.

[Waffdon]

Brighton didn’t have issues creating chances though. Chelsea have barely been able to create chances on a consistent basis. Their goals from open play in the past 30 games or so is absolutely horrendous.

It’ll be interesting to see what their recruitment is like now. Doubt it means they go for Leão now.

[niko_cee]

Bruno's gone? :(

Will be interesting to see who Brighton get in.

[randomlegend]

Adam Lallana been made temporary player/manager at Brighton

:cab:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/09/08/adam-lallana-take-charge-brighton-temporary-basis-graham-potter/?utm_content=football&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1662650052

[niko_cee]

:cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Adam Lallana been made temporary player/manager at Brighton

:cab:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/09/08/adam-lallana-take-charge-brighton-temporary-basis-graham-potter/?utm_content=football&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1662650052

:D

[Jimmy Floyd]

Shrewd, don't have to bump a backroom staff member's pay.

[niko_cee]

Andrew Crofts is interim head coach, although Lallana has always struck me as someone who would do well in management.

[Shindig]

Binmen are back in fashion. :cool: