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Jorginho has suggested that he and his Chelsea teammates feel partly
       “responsible” after Thomas Tuchel was sacked earlier this month.

       Tuchel is the second Premier League manager to get sacked at the start of this
       campaign.
       Chelsea did not quite win the sack race as AFC Bournemouth beat them to take
       that accolade as they have parted company with Scott Parker.

       The Blues decided to sack Tuchel after the club lost three of their first seven
       games of the campaign. These defeats came against Leeds United, Southampton
       and Dinamo Zagreb.

       But reports have suggested that Tuchel’s exit is more down to him butting heads
       with new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly.
       Around £250m was spent during the summer but Tuchel and Boehly disagreed
       over several targets, including Man Utd’s Cristiano Ronaldo.

       Back to matters on the pitch, Chelsea finished third in the Premier League last
       term after winning the Champions League in 2020/21.

       The London club were expected to challenge for the title but they ended up 19
       points adrift of champions Manchester City.
       Chelsea’s start to the new campaign leaves them sixth in the table. They are
       already five points adrift of league leaders Arsenal.

       Jorginho has now admitted that “not one person is responsible” for Chelsea’s
       struggles:
       “Of course, we’re a team. So it’s not one person responsible for what happened,”
       Jorginho told reporters.

       “We are a team and a group on the pitch. Of course, it’s our responsibility what
       happened.”
       Jorginho is impressed by what he’s seen of Potter in his first few training
       sessions. He thinks Chelsea’s new manager “is going to do very well”:

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