Who is the candidate to replace coach Graham Potter?

A 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday left Chelsea hanging by a thread, leaving the club mired in the bottom half of the Premier League. Since beating Borussia Dortmund to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Chelsea have won just two of their last nine Premier League games. The defeat to Aston Villa has left Potter's side 11th in the table, 12 points adrift of the top four. With their poor form at the moment, the club's board have decided to sack manager Graham Potter.

Coach Graham Potter - who used to lead Brighton club - was appointed as the "successor" to the head coach position of Chelsea after coach Thomas Tuchel was fired. In the context of the Stamford Bridge team constantly changing personnel in just one season, the English coach had many difficulties in uniting the team's playing style. Despite spending a huge amount of money up to nearly 300 million pounds to bring in many notable names such as Enzo Fernandez, Mykhaylo Mudryk or Benoit Badiashile, Chelsea under Graham Potter struggled to achieve the goal of winning a place in the European Cup next season.

After sacking Potter, Chelsea FC has been searching for potential replacements for the Englishman at Stamford Bridge. Potential names such as Luis Enrique and Jose Mourinho have been targeted by the American owners. However, one of the unexpected candidates has emerged: Julian Nagelsmann. According to Mail Online, it is likely that the Blues' leaders will plan to convince Nagelsmann to lead the team.

The German strategist was fired by Bayern Munich at the end of March and is now ready to take over the new job. According to analysis by El Nacional, Julian Nagelsmann is a coach with personality and determination, so he may be suitable for Chelsea's current difficult situation. The 35-year-old teacher is also said to be able to resolve the instability in the dressing room as well as inspire enthusiasm in his students.

Besides coach Julian Nagelsmann, Chelsea's board of directors may also be interested in two other famous coaches, Mauricio Pochettino and Zinedine Zidane. However, there is news that coach Pochettino is waiting for the opportunity to lead Real Madrid, while coach Zidane is in the sights of PSG once this team fires coach Christophe Galtier.

Man City coach Pep Guardiola is also on the list of potential candidates for the Chelsea management position, according to Mail online , but this possibility is very unlikely, because the Spanish coach has determined to stay with the blue half of Manchester for a long time.

In addition, Brentford coach Thomas Frank, Eintracht Frankfurt coach Oliver Glasner and coach Antonio Conte, who was recently fired by Tottenham, are also said to be targets that Chelsea will approach in the near future.

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