Four big-name managers linked as Graham Potter replacements at Chelsea, including two CL winners

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Chelsea are being linked with a number of possible big-name replacements for struggling manager Graham Potter.

The Blues are in dire form under the former Brighton boss, so it could be time to make a change, even though it seems this is not looking at all imminent, as per Fabrizio Romano in his exclusive CaughtOffside column.

Chelsea took a gamble letting Thomas Tuchel go earlier in the season, and it doesn’t exactly look like it’s paid off so far, with Potter struggling to make that step up to taking charge of a big six side.

Fichajes has linked the west London giants with some bigger names who could fit better, with Champions League winners like Zinedine Zidane and Luis Enrique in there.

Mauricio Pochettino during his time as PSG manager
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The report also mentions experienced big names like Mauricio Pochettino and Diego Simeone, and one imagines if things don’t improve soon at Chelsea, these figures would be seen as significant upgrades on Potter.

It will be interesting to see how patient the Chelsea board are with Potter, who has been given plenty of new signings to work with, but with little to show for it so far.

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125 Comments

  11. BLOODY DO IT, BEFORE ITS TOOOO LATE. CANNOT BELIEVE AN OWNER SPENDS 500+ MILLION ON SO CALLED GREAT PLAYERS, AND LEAVES AN IDIOT TO COACH THEM. TAKE YOUR BLINKERS OFF, AND SEE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE KNOWS. AT THIS RATE YOU WILL BE FIGHTING RELEGATION SOON !!!!! ALL THAT MONEY, AND LOSE AT HOME TO THE BOTTOM CLUB, GET IN THE REAL WORLD. BY THE WAY WE BEAT BRIGHTON YESTERDAY, YOU LOT DIDN’T.

  15. Please we need Thomas Tuchel back. Zidane can never do any thing in chelsea, never change any situation

  16. zinedene Zidene hi is the trophies winners and the pride in being part of the club Chelsea is the ferpect amongst other

  18. Indeed you are right bro.we all have seen how painfull it is to watch our mighty club loss time and again. If the current owners were to be Roman Abromavic, Graham Potter would have been sacked. I wish Chelsea is relegated to open their eyes cos.

  21. Potter has never been a Chelsea class coach. Big mistake letting Tuchel go. Nobody should spend Half a billion pounds in recruitment and struggle. Potter must leave for Zinadine. #OUTPOTTERNOW.

  22. Potter does not know his players and fears too much to hurt, hence his managerial shortcoming. That philosophy suits budding teams.

  24. bring back the special one and see how Chelsea will be transformed a world class team on the earth.

  25. bring back the special one and see how Chelsea will be transformed into a world class team on the earth.

  27. I would love to see Tuchel back. He’s the best and imagine what he could do with the team we have now.

  29. Please, I would also go by Tuchel. Let him be pardoned Incase he errored and brought. He was amazing coach

  31. At the current state at Chelsea we need Tuchel or Mourhino the other are not suitable for Chelsea. With the spending Chelsea needs results and a striker is a Must. Osimhen from Napoli is ideal fit for Chelsea.

  33. This is not Brighton where you have players with Championship mentality, driving them to beat Premier League teams. Easy to manage. CHELSEA is a different animal. Potter maybe a good manager but is far too docile to control Chelsea on and off the field.Give him till the summer. But not Marino, not Zindane. Yes I would like Tuchel back but also Conte but will not happen. That leaves Enrique for me.

  38. My own suggestion is our new owner should go and beg Ibrahimovic the ex owner to bless him, because Chelsea is under a curse right now, failed doing it, we may find ourselves to a delegation soon.

  39. Potter has failed Chelsea and would to see being replaced by a coach who knows what football is like Zinedine zidane

  42. This are the coaches chelsea need to turn things around out of this three coach will be very good for Chelsea morinho zidane tuchel with this three coach i think one of them will be very good for us to come back to our winning way’s

  50. Please get potter out be4 it too late for us. Potter is a small man to take big chelsea to top 4. Bring any of the leader name. PLEASE REMOVE POTTER BE4 IT TOO LATE FOR US, PLEASE I USE THE NAME OF GOD TO BAG YOU. PLEASE CHELSEA CAN NOT MISS TOP 4 WITH ALL THIS BIG GUYS THERE. owna do something. Thank you

  51. the blue family the answer is sir thomas Tuchel not anyother may be antionio conte but ziden is nothing at this cruel moment but not special one with his traditional football.

  66. Any good new coach will do, instead. We have inexperienced new owner buy new inexperienced players to be coach by inexperienced coach

  70. Yes I need Thomas tuchel or Zidane my name is Abdullahi blue 4.life from Nigeria kano state

  75. Zizou only thrived due to big name stars like CR7, MODRICH, KROOS, BENZEMA, CASAMERO….

    He can’t win with this team.

    Pochetino couldn’t win anything with expensive assembled team. He’s useless.

    Best pick is HANSI FLICK if he can’t be got then bring back TT.

    MOURINHO will destroy these young kids

  76. I don’t see zinedin zidane being a good coach at Chelsea than Carlo ancelloti,pochettino,Luiz Enrique and Roberto mancini.chelsea should still consider signing Brentford goalkeeper and striker Antony.potter doesn’t have his first eleven by this late time,He doesn’t know who or which squad to start with,Potter doesn’t know how to do substitution and even doesn’t know how to command or talk to players during match time (only stand and stares at them behaving like a cup board as this his nickname in some match Halls)

  77. We have four (4) answer to the chelsea problem:1 complete top 9.that is oshemion.and z z.morinho,lius enrick.with these,blues will solve their problems.

  89. Steve Bruce, every club should have him at least once.
    Half the League has suffered under the prick, why shouldn’t Chelsea?

  90. They should’ve kept Tuchel and be patient instead of kicking him out and bring potfucter in and let him ruin all yet still backs him. Very bad move.

    Even though Tuchel back would be great but I doubt they’ll wanna bring him back cos it’ll be embarassing for todd. Next best choice would be either Zidane or Simione. Murinhobis good but he seems to have lost that fighting spirit in him for some reason..looks restraint..just me i guess

  92. Todd Boehly is in denial. Firing TT was a power trip that has backfired. Now he doesnt want to fire Porter so that he doesnt seem wishy washy. He must spit if he cant swallow

  94. All the coaches are equally good but the most important thing right now is to sack Potter before our next game.

  95. Tuchel is the best for chelsea.zidan is a gamble,reason is that he has never assemble any team

  99. Zidane may be excellent for our Chelsea but he has never coached any other club beside Real Madrid. However Thomas Tuchel have been proven at Chelsea. If the new owners can shallow their pride and bring him back, it will be excellent. But if not, Zidane can be trusted with our Chelsea. We need a trophy winning coach and not an experimental coach for the future.

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