Jamie Carragher fears for Graham Potter if he becomes Chelsea’s next head coach following Thomas Tuchel’s “shock” sacking, suggesting Mauricio Pochettino would be his preferred choice to take charge at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea sacked Tuchel on Wednesday morning, a day after a shock 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League and just six matches into the new Premier League season.
The club have been given permission by Brighton to speak to Potter, who is expected to meet Todd Boehly on Wednesday afternoon. They are also keen to hold discussions with former Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino and Zinedine Zidane, who are both out of work.
Tuchel was sacked by Boehly during a face-to-face meeting just three months after completing his takeover of the club. Since becoming Chelsea’s new owner, Boehly has moved on director Marina Granovskaia, chairman Bruce Buck and technical and performance advisor Petr Cech in a complete overhaul of the Roman Abramovich era.
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Sky Sports News’ chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol gives greater insight into why Chelsea sacked former head coach Thomas Tuchel
Reacting to the news, Sky Sports pundit Carragher said: “It was a shock because I just thought the new regime at Chelsea would be different to Roman Abramovich. I said a few days ago if Abramovich was still in charge, you would fear for Thomas Tuchel because of what happened in the past with Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Carlo Ancelotti – lots of great managers. But I did feel as if it might have been a different type of regime, so it’s a huge shock.