Disgruntled Chelsea fans took to breaking out an old Thomas Tuchel song when seeing pressure piled on Graham Potter in defeat at Manchester City.
- German sacked by Blues in September 2022
- Successor struggling to pick up results
- Disappointing defeat in FA Cup third round
WHAT HAPPENED? The Blues headed to the Etihad Stadium for a FA Cup third round clash hoping to make amends for a 1-0 defeat against the Premier League champions at Stamford Bridge in midweek. They never looked like exacting revenge, finding themselves 3-0 down by half-time, and those in the stands made it clear that they are not entirely on board with under-fire coach Potter as they serenaded his Champions League-winning predecessor.
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WHAT THEY SAID: Chelsea fans could regularly be heard signing this chant during a German tactician’s reign in west London: "We've got super Thomas Tuchel, He knows exactly what we need, Thiago at the back, Timo in attack, Chelsea gonna win the Champion League."
Said tune was given more air time in Manchester as the Blues took another worrying step in the wrong direction after dropping to 10th in the Premier League table amid an alarming run of form.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Chelsea have won just two of their last 10 games in all competitions, with only one of those successes – at home to struggling Bournemouth – coming in the league and Potter is already seeing questions asked of his ongoing presence a matter of months after succeeding Tuchel at Stamford Bridge in September.
Tuchel was surprisingly relieved of his managerial duties early in the 2022-23 campaign despite having landed Champions League and Club World Cup crowns during his tenure, while also being given over £250 million ($302m) to spend on new recruits during the last summer transfer window.
WHAT NEXT? Chelsea next face Fulham in the Premier League on Thursday night and are looking for just their second win across their past nine games.
Premier League 2022/23 TV channels, live streams
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| Canada | — | |
| Hong Kong | — | Now TV |
| India | Star Sports | Disney+, Hotstar, JioTV |
| Malaysia | Astro SuperSport | Astro Go |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | Sky Sport Now, Sky Go |
| Singapore | StarHub | StarHub TV+ |
| UK | Sky Sports, BT Sport | NOW TV, Sky Go, Amazon Prime |
| USA | USA Network, Telemundo, Universo | fuboTV, Peacock |
UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and BT Sport streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime.
USA: Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels can be streamed on fuboTV. The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via fuboTV in Canada.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.
India: Star Sports network has the rights to show Premier League matches in India. As well as an English broadcast on Star Sports Select, select matches will be available via regional feeds on Star Sports 3 (in Bengali, English, Kannada, Malayalam), Star Sports 1 (Bangla) and Star Sports 1 (Tamil).
