USMNT boss Berhalter: Tuchel sacking is positive for Pulisic
The German manager who won the Champions League with the Blues in 2021, was sacked by the club after their shock 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in their Champions League opener on Tuesday and was replaced by the former Brighton boss, Graham Potter.
's game time under
Thomas Tuchelwas restricted to just 155 minutes of
Premier Leaguefootball this season. However, the
USA national teamboss Gregg Berhalter is optimistic the new
Chelseaboss
Graham Potterwill appreciate the American winger's potential more than their former German boss as the USMNT relies heavily on Pulisic ahead of the
2022 Qatar World Cupthis November.
Berhalter said:
“I’m not happy a guy lost his job. But if this means more opportunity for Christian, then it’s positive because he’s a guy that’s proven that he can perform at that level. We’ll just have to wait and see.”
Winning three of their five games in August with the Seagulls, Potter dropped points against Newcastle United settling on a draw before losing to Marco Silva's Fulham as the new Chelsea boss got nominated for the
Premier League's August Manager of the Monthaward for his work with
Brighton.
After Premier League games were postponed for the death of
Queen Elizabeth II
, Chelsea will be back in action in their Wednesday Champions League clash against
Red Bull Salzburgas Potter prepare for his debut match as the Blues boss.
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