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England: Leicester City and Chelsea announce the departures of their technical directors
Chelsea confirmed the dismissal of Graham Potter and Leicester City that of Brendan Rodgers, who had been in charge for four years.
02.04.2023 16:49
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2023-04-02T16:49:00-03:00
2023-04-02T16:49:00-03:00
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Chelsea announced this Sunday the dismissal of its coach, Graham Potter, a day after the 2-0 defeat at the hands of home, a result that left the Stamford Bridge team 11th in the Premier League with 38 points, 12th behind qualifying for the Champions League.
The Spanish Bruno Saltor, who arrived from Brighton along with Potter, will take charge of the team as interim coach, replacing the one who arrived at the London club at the beginning of the season as a substitute for the German Thomas Tuchel.
“Graham has agreed to work with the club to facilitate a smooth transition. In his time at the club, Graham has led us to the Champions League quarterfinals, where we will face Real Madrid. Chelsea would like to thank Graham for his efforts and his contribution and we wish him the best,” the English club announced in a statement.
Another Premier League blue club that confirmed the departure of its technical director this Sunday is Leicester City, which cut Brendan Rodgers’ four-year cycle “by mutual agreement”, as reported on its official channels.
The news materialized a day after the 2-1 defeat visiting Crystal Palace, which left it penultimate with 25 points, one of the relegation salvation spots.
“The results and performances of the team this season have been below our expectations. We were confident that continuity and stability would be the keys to correct the course, but that desire for improvement did not come and, with 10 games still to go, the board believes that an alternative must be taken to stay in the Premier League”, they announced. the Foxes.
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