Thomas Tuchel Chelsea sacking 'crazy' timing says Jamie Carragher, backs Mauricio Pochettino to replace him

Jamie Carragher has labelled Chelsea's decision to sack Thomas Tuchel as «crazy». The German guided Chelsea to Champions League glory in 2021 just months after his appointment at Stamford Bridge, but the Blues' statement on Wednesday said that it was the «right time» to make a change as the club reaches 100 days under the ownership of a consortium led by Todd Boehly.

Ad The London club sit sixth in the Premier League table after their opening six games of the domestic season, five points off league leaders Arsenal, while a 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in their Champions League opener on Tuesday seemed to be the final straw for Chelsea's new ownership. Premier LeagueBrighton grant Chelsea permission to speak to Potter after Tuchel sacking — reports6 HOURS AGO Carragher believes it was too early into the season for Tuchel to be sacked and that he should have been a given until at least the international break at the end of September to turn the club's form around.

The former Liverpool defender wrote in his column for The Telegraph: «To sack any manager seven games into a season is ridiculous. To sack a manager of Thomas Tuchel’s class is crazy.

»No matter what the explanation from new owner Todd Boehly, how can it make sense to act six weeks into a new campaign, when the transfer window has just closed and a squad has been assembled to fit the manager’s vision? «How can it make sense to act six weeks into a new campaign when the transfer window has just closed and a squad has been assembled to fit the manager’s vision? »What must Wesley Fofana be thinking today? More relevantly, what is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang thinking? «His relationship with his ex-Borussia Dortmund coach Tuchel was the key to his signing last week. »Did