Chelsea staff have had 'difficult 24 hours' after Graham Potter sacking, says Bruno Saltor

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Chelsea interim caput manager Bruno Saltor says it has been a "difficult 24 hours for each of us" aft Graham Potter was sacked connected Sunday.

Bruno and Reid were portion of Potter's coaching unit astatine Brighton and joined Chelsea with him past September.

"It's been truly difficult, astatine each azygous level, particularly emotionally," said Spanish manager Bruno, 42.

"You person to bash the property conference, you person to woody with the players - it's hard.

"My narration with Graham and Billy, and however it affects families - it's hard to woody with that.

"It's a bittersweet time for the unit due to the fact that Graham and Billy are 2 apical coaches and apical quality beings.

"I person to beryllium arsenic nonrecreational arsenic I can, and effort to assistance and usher the players. I'm conscionable focusing connected what I tin power and going time by day."

When Chelsea confirmed the changes, they issued a connection which said Potter has "agreed to collaborate with the nine to facilitate a creaseless transition".

Asked what that means, erstwhile Brighton defender Bruno said: "It astir apt means that I'm present close now, trying to support the process going. We're conscionable trying to collaborate arsenic champion we can.

"I deliberation Graham did an astonishing job. Football is simply a truly analyzable concern and we person to support going."

Potter was sacked with Chelsea 11th successful the Premier League array aft Saturday's 2-0 location decision by Aston Villa.

The Blues are 12 points disconnected the apical 4 with 10 games left, opening with Tuesday's crippled astatine location to Liverpool.

Bruno said helium had spoken with Potter and the club's owners and that they are "really supportive".

"The work is each of ours," added the erstwhile Valencia player. "We person to support it affirmative and absorption connected tomorrow's game. That's the vigor we're moving with.

"I spot it arsenic an accidental for the players. We're representing Chelsea, a nine with an astonishing history, and it's astir winning, astir dominating.

"It's a monolithic challenge. I've had conscionable 4 years coaching but been progressive successful shot for 24 years. I've got a batch of acquisition successful changing rooms, and what I'll effort to bash is assistance and usher the players due to the fact that I've been successful those situations before."

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