Thomas Tuchel sacked: Rio Ferdinand 'baffled', but says Chelsea job is too big for Graham Potter to turn down

Rio Ferdinand says he is «absolutely baffled» that Chelsea have sacked Thomas Tuchel, but agrees with the BT Sport colleagues Michael Owen and Robbie Fowler that Brighton boss Graham Potter will want to take the job. Tuchel 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 LeagueCarragher slams Chelsea's 'crazy' timing to sack Tuchel, backs Pochettino to replace him5 HOURS AGO Ferdinand says Chelsea's decision to sack Tuchel left him «in total shock» and believes the German coach deserved more time to turn the club's form around. «I'm in total shock,» he told BT Sport. «I feel for Thomas Tuchel.

I feel what he has achieved in the short space of time he is there deserves some grace. »He navigated the club through a very difficult period in terms of the takeover. They broke records in terms of transfer spend in this window.

To have six games and to be deemed not good enough for the club. I am absolutely baffled. «I asked him what the new regime is like and how it had been so far.

He said it's not any worse or not better. It was quite strange. He said the structure is amazing.

The club, the facilities, the resources he has at his disposal. He loves it. He really seemed to enjoy being there at the club.