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Happy April, everybody. Spring is upon us, and we’re all feeling good … unless you happen to be Graham Potter or Brendan Rodgers. The Chelsea and Leicester City managers were handed their walking papers over the weekend. I’m Mike Goodman, this is the Golazo Starting XI, and I’m here to walk you through what comes next as the managerial carousel swings around.
So, let’s get to it:
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Soccer on Paramount+
All times U.S./Eastern.
Monday, April 3
Serie A: Empoli vs. Lecce, 12:30 p.m. Paramount+
Serie A: Sassuolo vs. Torino, 2:45 p.m. Paramount+
Tuesday, April 4
Coppa Italia semifinal: Juventus vs. Inter, 3 p.m. Paramount+
Elsewhere …
All times U.S./Eastern
Monday, April 3
EPL: Everton vs. Tottenham, 3 p.m. USA Network
Tuesday, April 4
EPL: Chelsea vs. Liverpool, 3 p.m. Peacock
Chelsea’s post-Potter dilemma
CBS Sports Golazo
Graham Potter was officially appointed Chelsea manager on Sept. 8, 2022. He didn’t even make it seven months … and that was with a World Cup break in the middle to boot. We were only six matches into the Premier League season at the time of his appointment, and Chelsea were sitting at a disappointing sixth, three points outside the top four, albeit with a concerning goal differential of -1. Things are a tad worse these days. They sit in 11th place, 12 points out of the top four, and any chance of salvaging something from this lost season runs through the Champions League quarterfinals with a date against Real Madrid next week. It’s hard to argue that Potter…
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