Some players seemed to approve of the decision to sack Potter
Two Chelsea players have seemingly voiced their approval at Graham Potter’s sacking after they ‘liked’ a post announcing his departure.
Potter was sacked by the London club on Sunday evening following a 2-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa, leaving Chelsea in 11th place in the Premier League.
He had been in the role for less than seven months and just 31 games.
And eagle-eyed fans noticed that club outcast Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ‘liked’ the Instagram post from the club announcing Potter’s sacking.
Aubameyang joined from Barcelona for £10.3m in the summer, but hasn’t made an appearance since late February and was not included in the Chelsea’s squad for the Champions League knockout round.
He has not even been in the matchday squad for recent league games against Leicester, Everton and Aston Villa, so it wouldn’t be surprising if he welcomed the news of Potter’s sacking and the potential opportunity for a fresh start under a new manager.
He wasn’t the only current Chelsea player to ‘like’ the post. Midfielder Denis Zakaria, who also saw his playing time limited under Potter, seemed to give his approval of the sacking.
Bruno Saltor, who worked with Potter in his previous role at Brighton, will take charge of the team as interim head coach.
Chelsea are next in league action on Tuesday evening when they take on Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, and face Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on 12 April.
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