Final Up to date: January 07, 2023, 09:13 IST
Chelsea supervisor Graham Potter (AP)
Graham Potter has received simply one in every of their previous eight Premier League video games however stated he has the “full assist” of Chelsea’s homeowners and gamers
Graham Potter says he has the “full assist” of Chelsea’s homeowners and gamers as he tries to show across the membership’s fortunes after a disappointing begin to his tenure.
Potter’s facet have received simply one in every of their previous eight Premier League video games, slipping to a 1-0 residence defeat to Manchester Metropolis at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.
Hypothesis is rising over the way forward for the previous Brighton boss, who took over at Chelsea in September, however he stated he didn’t want validation from anyone outdoors the membership.
“The homeowners are billionaires in order that they’re fairly sensible,” he stated. “Smarter than me, that’s for certain. So that they perceive the challenges that we now have and the course we wish to go in. I’ve been right here 4 months and 5, six weeks of which were misplaced to worldwide soccer.
“I believe Pep (Guardiola) was (at Manchester Metropolis) a 12 months earlier than they’d received something, after which clearly Mikel (Arteta) and Jurgen (Klopp) took a little bit of time. However clearly it’s possibly completely different for me, for some motive. However I don’t put a timescale on it. I do know the duty we now have right here.
“But additionally I do know that I’m succesful, and I do know the standard that I’ve and I’ve the total assist of actually the homeowners, the gamers and the workers right here.”
Chelsea go head-to-head with Metropolis once more on Sunday, this time on the Etihad within the FA Cup third spherical.
Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic have been each pressured off the pitch on Thursday, including to an damage nightmare Potter summarised by saying: “I’ve by no means skilled something prefer it.”
The pair may very well be added to a rising listing that features N’Golo Kante, Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Mason Mount, Ben Chilwell, Armando Broja, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Edouard Mendy.
The Blues boss stated it was unfair to guage him on a season disrupted by an damage disaster and the World Cup.
“I’m not sitting right here (as) some egomaniac that has all of the solutions and will get all the pieces proper,” he stated. “After all that’s not the case. However on the identical time, there’s some challenges that we face, there’s some margins within the Premier League which can be troublesome.
“We’ve had an enormous transition — issues when it comes to accidents don’t make it straightforward to be steady.”
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