Former Liverpool midfielder, Danny Murphy said that Chelsea fans would not be disappointed if Brighton’s boss Graham Potter becomes the Blues’ next manager.
The Brighton boss is their top target to replace Thomas Tuchel following his shock sacking on Wednesday morning.
Murphy told talkSPORT: “I love watching Brighton play, and I could eulogise about Potter all day, and he probably will go on to bigger and better things, but it was only last season when Brighton went on a bad run and couldn’t win at home, and there was one particular game where fans were booing.
“Things in football change very quickly. I wouldn’t be disappointed if I was a Chelsea fan if Potter came in the door.
The Brighton boss is their top target to replace Thomas Tuchel following his shock sacking on Wednesday morning.
Murphy told talkSPORT: “I love watching Brighton play, and I could eulogise about Potter all day, and he probably will go on to bigger and better things, but it was only last season when Brighton went on a bad run and couldn’t win at home, and there was one particular game where fans were booing.
“Things in football change very quickly. I wouldn’t be disappointed if I was a Chelsea fan if Potter came in the door.
“But you’d think Pochettino would be ahead of him. Neither of them have silverware behind them, but Poch at least has experience of being in charge of Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain, working with big-name players, egos, superstars – Potter has not done that.”
In his 594 days as manager of Chelsea Football Club, Thomas Tuchel left one hell of an impression.
The German took over from Frank Lampard on January 21st 2021, when Chelsea had sunk to 10th in the Premier League after losing five of eight games.
Lampard had guided The Blues to the knock-out stages of the Champions League but the domestic slump, which included League Cup elimination, saw former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich cut the club legend loose.
Tuchel eventually secured Champions League football for Chelsea by beating Leicester City at Stamford Bridge, on the penultimate day of the league season. The Blues also won that season’s Champions League after beating the heavily-favoured Manchester City in the final.
Thomas Tuchel followed up that huge cup success, last season by winning the Club World Cup and Super Cup, and bringing Chelsea to the FA Cup and League Cup finals. All of this was achieved during a time of massive disruption and change, as Roman Abramovich first stepped back then stepped away from the club.
Todd Boehly took over as the frontman for a new ownership group and, after a few months of wondering if the club would slip into financial disarray, the Londoners showed they were back, this summer, by splashing insane amounts of cash in a glut of players.
594 days, four finals, three trophies, 100 games and 57 words later, Chelsea parted ways with manager.
The English club is currently sixth in the league, five points off early pace-setters Arsenal, and lost away to Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday evening.
Do you think Graham Potter will make a suitable coach for Chelsea? If he becomes the manager, can he fill the shoes Tuchel left behind?