Graham Potter 下課，Bruno Saltor 暫代主教練

以下內容出自官網：

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/chelsea-statement-02-04-23

Club Statement

02 APR 2023

Chelsea FC has announced that Graham Potter has departed the club. Graham has agreed to collaborate with the Club to facilitate a smooth transition. In his time with the club, Graham has taken us to the quarter final of the Champions League, where we will face Real Madrid. Chelsea would like to thank Graham for all his efforts and contribution and wish him well for the future.

卻爾西俱樂部宣佈格雷姆．波特已經離開了俱樂部。格雷姆已同意與俱樂部合作，促進俱樂部平穩過渡。在他執教俱樂部期間，波特帶領我們進入了歐冠八強，我們將面對皇家馬德里。卻爾西感謝波特的努力和貢獻，並祝願他未來一切順利。

Bruno Saltor will take charge of the team as Interim Head Coach.

布魯諾．薩爾托將為臨時主教練帶領球隊。

Co-controlling owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali said: 'On behalf of everyone at the club, we want to thank Graham sincerely for his contribution to Chelsea. We have the highest degree of respect for Graham as a coach and as a person. He has always conducted himself with professionalism and integrity and we are all disappointed in this outcome.

共同控股所有人伯利和埃格巴里表示： “我們代表俱樂部的所有人，衷心感謝波特為卻爾西做出的貢獻。無論是作為教練還是個人，我們都對波特抱有最高的敬意。他一直以專業和正直的態度行事，而我們都對這個結果感到失望。”

'Along with our incredible fans, we will all be getting behind Bruno and the team as we focus on the rest of the season. We have 10 Premier League games remaining and a Champions League quarter final ahead. We will put every effort and commitment into every one of those games so that we can end the season on a high.'

“我們和不可思議的球迷們都將支持布魯諾和球隊，我們將專注於本賽季剩下的比賽。我們還有 10 場英超比賽，以及歐冠八強賽。我們將在每一場比賽中都付出一切努力和承諾，力求能以好成績結束這個賽季。”

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轉會專家 Fabrizio Romano：董事會喜歡納格爾斯曼、波特承受巨大壓力、內部將開會討論。

🚨 EXCLUSIVE 🚨

🔵 Chelsea's board like Julian Nagelsmann and Graham Potter is under "growing pressure" at Stamford Bridge.

🔵 Chelsea will now hold internal discussions over the situation, says @FabrizioRomano, with results not what #CFC have expected.

Full story 👇👇

— CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) April 2, 2023

CBS 記者 Ben Jacobs：今早卻爾西一切如常，波特將繼續備戰利物浦，儘管壓力山大。

Business as usual at Chelsea this morning after the 2-0 loss to Villa. Graham Potter will be in charge for Liverpool. Focus remains on that game. No change planned before it despite pressure building. pic.twitter.com/MJDajtEYHa

— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) April 2, 2023

Ben Jacobs：波特意外的被速炒，本來預計他會對戰利物浦，但事情發展太快了。

🚨 Graham Potter has been sacked by Chelsea. Very unexpected and fast-moving development based on this morning. All happened very quickly. It was anticipated he'd manage against Liverpool, but things moved quickly and Potter is now gone. pic.twitter.com/YzE029CnI7

— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) April 2, 2023

Ben Jacobs：今早本一切如常，俱樂部甚至還發了他的賽前記者會邀請，但下午董事會決定開炒。

This aged well... but again, this morning that was absolutely the club's plan. Things change very fast. Potter expected to have the Liverpool game, and club even sent out his pre-match presser invite. But by early afternoon #CFC board moved fast. https://t.co/nbYKxhs4QY

— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) April 2, 2023

The Atheltic 記者 David Ornstein：波特會收到一般的資遣費，與他四年多剩餘合約無關，他的大部份班底將留下，直到新教練就定位。

🚨 Potter will receive regular severance unrelated to remaining duration of 5yr contract signed on joining Chelsea from Brighton in Sept 2022. Most of his staff to remain at #CFC until exhaustive process to recruit new head coach is complete @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/NyBlcABLPF

— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) April 2, 2023

旗幟晚報記者 Nizaar Kinsella：波特在位勝率僅 31.8%，卻爾西英超時代歷史第三糟。22 場聯賽只進 21 球，有 9 場比賽 0 進球，1996 年以來最糟排名。

Graham Potter leaves with the third worst win percentage for Chelsea in the Premier League era, at just 31.8%.

Just 21 goals in 22 league games. Chelsea didn't score in 9 of those games. Chelsea are on course for their lowest finish since 1996. https://t.co/wB843RuFnf #CFC https://t.co/nt2iyIKBws

— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) April 2, 2023

電訊報記者 Matt Law：震驚的球員也是通過官方公告才知道、開炒決定由雙總監做出、未決定立即接手的人選、卻爾西不必支付剩餘合約的價格（約 5000 萬英鎊）。

Chelsea sack Potter #cfc
- Stunned players find out via club statement
- Decision led by Stewart and Winstanley
- No immediate successor lined up
- Chelsea don not have to pay full value of Potter's contract (would have been about £50m)https://t.co/cEZkvHxFdf

— Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) April 2, 2023

Nizaar Kinsella：波特在科本與雙總監面對面談過後被炒，董事會也支持總監們的決定，現在新帥的甄選開始了。

Graham Potter left after face-to-face talks with Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart at Cobham. The decision was made by the sporting directors but with the unanimous backing of the board. The search for a new manager now begins: https://t.co/wB843RuFnf

— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) April 2, 2023

Nizaar Kinsella：助理教練 Billy Reid 跟著波特離開，教練 Bjorn Hamberg 和分析師 Kyle Macauley 留下輔佐 Bruno Salter。

Assistant coach Billy Reid has left Chelsea with Graham Potter.

Coach Bjorn Hamberg and analyst Kyle Macauley remain with now interim manager Bruno Salter from those appointed from Brighton in September.https://t.co/wB843RuFnf #cfc

— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) April 2, 2023

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I'm sad. I'm sad because I wanted Chelsea to be successful under a decent, principled and thoughtful manager who didn't turn into a dickhead when things got tough and who understands the value of empathy.

— Chelsea Youth (@chelseayouth) April 2, 2023

I'm sad because it was pretty unanimous among Chelsea fans that he was a good hire at a time when Tuchel's departure caused plenty of concern, and there was genuine excitement at what a future under him could look like.

— Chelsea Youth (@chelseayouth) April 2, 2023

None of this is to say it's the wrong decision or that Potter was the right manager for Chelsea anywhere along the way, but it's still possible to recognise the merits of tonight's decision while being disappointed at the journey and the outcome.

— Chelsea Youth (@chelseayouth) April 2, 2023

There are a great many managers who will be linked with the job I have no interest in coming within 50 miles of Cobham. There are maybe a couple who are interesting and one or two who would be potentially good fits but extremely unlikely. The speculation will be insufferable.

— Chelsea Youth (@chelseayouth) April 2, 2023

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我的感想類似 Chelsea Youth。

簡單來說就是上面的人在亂搞，所以只能以這種最便宜行事的方式處理。

美國老闆們短短一年不到，已經證明他們的美好足球世界觀幾乎是想像出來的，夏天覺得自己很會談判，其實是被各大經紀人和俱樂部惡搞，目標和銀彈亂撒，買來的幾個人差不多半個賽季就後悔；看主教練不爽，踢沒幾場就開炒，簽新教練給了長約，耐心卻又撐不到一個賽季；季中傷病雖然誇張，但冬轉的補強方式卻是連阿布時代最敢花錢的那陣子都不可能做出的事，人傻錢多的經典案例，很難讓人不聯想是否是總監們、球探們競相求立功的方式；屢次說出會重視青訓，卻拼命簽了一堆高價年輕球員，這個給長約，那個又想續約，什麼都想要的結果最可能就是什麼都做不好，更別說財報虧大錢，下賽季沒歐戰踢要拿什麼來補？ 

捍衛任務 4 裡有一句名言： "How to do anything is how to do everything." 再借用小丑的名言： "Batman has shown Gotham your true colours, unfortunately." 美國老闆畫大餅的能力真的強，但這 ture colours 卻是耐心更差、執行力更弱的阿布，而且現在的問題跟七個月前比起來，在我看來是更大了。

說回波特，他的最大問題是場上陣容換來換去，一直在找最佳解，所以很難維持一定的水準，但這又是因為受到前所未有的傷病潮困擾、首次季中世界盃、盃賽籤運不佳、上面買一堆人給他（不確定是否是他自己想要）、前鋒放槍像喝水等原因，他也證明了自己不是那種隨插即用、看飯配菜型的教練，可惜現代足球界沒有耐心是常態，碰到這些擺明來坑的老闆和總監，下次求職時記得睜大眼睛吧。

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