{"id":72268,"date":"2022-09-14T12:52:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T11:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/epl-its-shocking-strange-wright-phillips-on-tuchels-sacking-by-chelsea"},"modified":"2022-09-14T14:01:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T13:01:27","slug":"epl-its-shocking-strange-wright-phillips-on-tuchels-sacking-by-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/epl-its-shocking-strange-wright-phillips-on-tuchels-sacking-by-chelsea","title":{"rendered":"EPL: It\u2019s shocking, strange \u2013 Wright-Phillips on Tuchel\u2019s sacking by Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Man City and Chelsea star Shaun Wright-Phillips has made an honest verdict about the sacking of Thomas Tuchel as the Blues boss.<\/p>\n<p>Wright-Philips believes that the German did not deserve the treatment meted out to him by the club\u2019s owners.<\/p>\n<p>The former Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain boss was shown the exit door at Stamford Bridge last week and was replaced by Brighton boss Graham Potter.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with Metro, the former England winger was asked if the Blues were right to sack Tuchel, and he said, \u201cNo, and it\u2019s a hard no in my opinion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce you set out and give someone \u00a3250m to spend, then you\u2019ve shown the fans, the club and the world that you\u2019re backing this manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, it caught me by surprise\u2026.[It] is strange. It was a shock, and I completely don\u2019t understand the reasons for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Man City and Chelsea star Shaun Wright-Phillips has made an honest verdict about the sacking of Thomas Tuchel as the Blues boss. Wright-Philips believes that the German did not deserve the treatment meted out to him by the club\u2019s owners. 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