Chelsea stars train for first time after shock Tuchel axe as Anthony Barry leads session with Potter set to take charge
CHELSEA’S players have trained for the first time since Thomas Tuchel’s sacking on Wednesday.
And the Blues session was led by assistant coach Anthony Barry due to the absence of a manager.
Brighton boss Graham Potter is being heavily linked with the role and has travelled to London for talks with the club.
But for the time being Chelsea were forced to settle with Barry taking the training.
And he was joined by a team of coaches which included 90s club icon Andy Myers.
The 48-year-old former defender came through the youth set-up at Stamford Bridge.
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And he then went on to spend eight years in the first team between 1991 and 1999, making more than 100 appearances.
Meanwhile, discussions with Potter are ongoing as Chelsea look to find Tuchel‘s successor.
The German was ruthlessly sacked by American businessman Boehly in a 10 minute conference call, as exclusively revealed by SunSport.
If Potter he does agree to come to Stamford Bridge then his first game in charge could be a West London derby against Fulham on Saturday lunchtime.
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He has overseen a flying start to the campaign with Brighton.
The Seagulls beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on the opening day of the season.
They have won four of six games so far and sit fourth in the Premier League table, three points ahead of Chelsea.
Potter took over at Brighton in 2019 after a year with Swansea, and seven years in Sweden with Ostersund before that.
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Former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane and Roger Schmidt are also understood to be on Chelsea’s shortlist.
While Mauricio Pochettino is also thought to be open to speaking to the Blues about the role.