JAKARTA - Chelsea's patience waiting for Graham Potter's touch fruit has run out. Graham Potter has been officially sacked from office.
This decision has actually been eagerly awaited by The Blues fans. The insistence that the former Brighton and Hove Albion manager to step down continues to grow.
Especially after Potter saw her team feel the tenth defeat in the English Premier League this season. Chelsea lost 0-2 at home to Aston Villa on Saturday night local time.
It set Chelsea's dire record in the league to be just three wins in their last 13 games since the turn of the year.
Chelsea are currently slumped to position 11 with 38 points, 34 points adrift of Arsenal who are at the top of the standings.
And not surprisingly, more and more Blues supporters want to see Potter released from her duties. They also hope that her favorite team can immediately sign Julian Nagelsmann as her successor.
A petition asking the manager to be fired was re-launched in February. A total of thousands of people have signed.
Initially, Chelsea did not budge. Chelsea officials reportedly agreed to convince Potter that there were no immediate plans to dismiss him.
However, the news was refuted on Monday, April 3 in the morning WIB. The Blues made an official statement that the former Brighton Hove and Albion manager officially left the club.
"Chelsea FC announces that Graham Potter has left the club. Graham has agreed to collaborate with the club to facilitate a smooth transition," reads the club's official website.
"On behalf of everyone at the club, we would like to sincerely thank Graham for his contribution to Chelsea. We have great respect for Graham as coach and as a person," the statement continued.
In the meantime, the London club will be led by Bruno Saltor who was previously Potter's assistant at Chelsea.
"Bruno Saltor will lead the team as interim head coach," the club wrote on the club's official website.
The club is currently more focused on providing full support to Bruno Saltor as interim manager. So, there is a possibility that a new definitive Potter replacement will be determined after this season ends.
"Together with our incredible fans, we will all support Bruno Saltor and our team to focus on the rest of the season. We have 10 Premier League games left and the Champions League quarter-finals," wrote the club's official website.
"We will make every effort and commitment in every match so that it can end the season well," the club continued in a statement.
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