CHELSEA supporters have expressed their joy and declared the club “free” after Graham Potter was axed.
Potter was hired on a five-year deal worth £12m-a-year after Champions League-winning manager Thomas Tuchel was sacked following a poor start to the season.
However, ex-Brighton boss Potter has been unable to turn the club’s Chelsea’s fortunes around with the Blues sliding to 11th in the top-flight after their 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday.
And the Blues announced that they had fired the 47-year-old on Sunday evening after holding crunch talks with owner Todd Boehly earlier at Cobham.
Blues fans were over the moon at Potter being relieved of his duties, with one tweeting: “Finally we are free.”
Another said: “Congratulations to us all.”
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And another said: “Am I dreaming? Did they finally do this? Love it.”
One chimed in: “Goodbye and good riddance as well as thanks for finally listening to the supporters.”
Potter leaves Chelsea with the WORST record of any Blues manager in the Premier League era, being dismissed after a horror run.
The former Brighton boss leaves Stamford Bridge with the worst points-per-game record of Blues managers who have managed more than 20 games – picking up an average of 1.27 points per game.
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Potter won seven of his 22 league matches in charge of the club, drew seven and lost eight.
That translated to the Blues collecting a mere 28 points from an available 66.
Former Spurs and PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino is one of the favourites for the Chelsea job now, with Julian Nagelsmann also available after his Bayern Munich sacking – himself replaced by ex-Blues man Thomas Tuchel.
Pochettino, 50, remains a free agent having been sacked by Paris Saint-Germain in June 2022 despite leading them to the French title.
Other candidates include former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane, former Spain manager Luis Enrique, Eintracht Frankfurt’s Oliver Glasner, and even two-time former Blues boss Jose Mourinho.
And some even believe they have a replacement already lined-up in the Special one – who is currently in charge of Roma.
One wrote: “I think I speak for all chelsea fans when I say we want Mourinho back.”
While another added: “Jose Mourinho to Chelsea please!”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
