Jurgen Klopp has spoken out on a crazy week for managerial sackings after Graham Potter became the latest in a long line of bosses to lose their job in the past week. The 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday proved a step too far for even the patient Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital axis, who are now on the search for their third manager in 10 months.
Potter's dismissal was the fourth high profile sacking of the past 10 days after Bayern Munich axed Julian Nagelsmann last week, appointing Chelsea fan favourite Thomas Tuchel. Antonio Conte was the next to go, being sacked by Tottenham at the end of the international break following his attack on the club's mentality and history.
Then on Sunday there was a quick one-two with Brendan Rodgers sent packing from Leicester after their last minute loss to Crystal Palace. Potter followed him hours later with the Chelsea statement saying: "Chelsea would like to thank Graham for all his efforts and contribution and wish him well for the future."
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Former Brighton defender, coach and legend Bruno Saltor has remained at Chelsea for now and has been put in temporary charge of the squad whilst a permanent solution is sought. His first job is the daunting task of facing Liverpool, who lost themselves on Saturday, falling to a 4-1 hammering at the hands of Manchester City.
The Reds travel to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday for the first game of Bruno's interim spell, with Klopp addressing the sacking frenzy before the match. "What can I say about that. The elephant in the room is that from your point of view why I'm still sitting here in this crazy world. Last man standing," he said honestly.
Klopp himself has been under pressure this season after a massive drop off has seen Liverpool lose ground on the top four. "I think both clubs [Chelsea and Leicester] are not in the spot they expect to be. I cannot really say a lot more about it.
"I know them [Potter and Rodgers] well, I respect them a lot. I really like them both. When I met them they were really good people, fantastic managers both of them but still things can go the wrong way and the decision makers at the club think they have to change and they change. Think we all accept that as part of the business. That's it pretty much.
"It's a strange week. Conte, last weekend. Nagelsmann, and now these two. The season gets into the decisive part and people are afraid of maybe not reaching their targets. I don't know. The football managing future for all four is bright, it's not a disaster it's just the situation that they probably don't like."
The successful German coach also spoke openly about the wider sacking culture in the league that has seen Erik ten Hag - appointed last summer - move to being the ninth longest serving manger in the league. Unai Emery joined Villa in November and is already 12th on that same list.
"It's 12 now, 12 this season in the Premier League which is an awful number but it is how it is," Klopp added. "And I think we always have it when there are years when it happens more often than in others. Some clubs are underachieving this year, definitely. We do, other clubs are doing.
"Especially when you are in a relegation battle, we all know how much it means from a financial point of view for the clubs, you could say similar things about being in the Champions League. These kind of things, the expectations are there and if you don't reach them, rightly so, then you have to accept the decisions. "
The former Borussia Dortmund manager also admitted that he has something to fall back on at Anfield that Potter didn't have at Chelsea, saying: "I don't like the fact I have to rely on [the past success] but I am fully here, we have to sort it."
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