Jorginho Finally Reveals How the Chelsea Squad Reacted to Thomas Tuchel’s Sacking

• Jorginho has become the first Chelsea player to publicly speak about Thomas Tuchel's sacking as manager
• According to the Italian midfielder, the move by Chelsea to dismiss Tuchel took the entire squad by surprise
• Tuchel was axed just hours after taking charge of his 100th match as Blues boss which ended in a 1-0 defeat at Dinamo Zagreb

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has opened up on how the Blues squad reacted to the news of the sacking of Thomas Tuchel as manager.

Tuchel was shown the door earlier in the month following Chelsea's slow start to the new season.

The German tactician's sacking came just hours after he had led the west London side to an embarrassing 1-0 defeat against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.

His dismissal took many in the football fraternity by surprise, especially considering he had played an influential role in Chelsea's summer transfer business.

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Jorginho reveals how Chelsea stars reacted to Tuchel's sacking

Jorginho, who was a key squad player under Tuchel has now disclosed that his teammates were surprised by Chelsea's decision to get rid of the former PSG boss.

However, the Italian midfielder was quick to admit that the team is equally excited to work under new boss Graham Potter.

"We had a great, great time with Thomas [Tuchel] and we appreciate everything he did for us and for the club," Metro UK quoted jorginho saying.

"It was a surprise for us. There is always talking about what happened but now we have games coming and life is quick, so we don’t have much time to stay there thinking," the midfielder added.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Thomas Tuchel has broken his silence following his brutal sack as Chelsea boss.

Tuchel was shown the exit door at Stamford Bridge on the back of his side's shock defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in their Champions League opener on Tuesday.

The German tactician was made to pay the ultimate price after he supervised a stuttering start to the campaign, which continued in Europe.