Strain is continuous to mount on Graham Potter after Chelsea fell to a 2-0 defeat to Spurs on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier as we speak.
The end result means the Blues have gained simply two of their final 15 video games (throughout all competitions) and leaves them tenth within the desk and 14 factors exterior the Champions League spots.
Talking after the sport the previous Brighton boss admitted that outcomes usually are not ‘ok’ for the Stamford Bridge outfit for the time being and considerably likened his scenario to that of Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
“If outcomes aren’t ok, which they aren’t for the time being, you possibly can’t depend on help without end that’s for positive,” Potter mentioned (as quoted by BBC Sport).
“I take full accountability for these outcomes and it isn’t ok for Chelsea. We wish to enhance it, completely. My job is to maintain going, to maintain working with the crew to attempt to change the second. The gamers are hurting. It’s a troublesome second for us.”
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“We had been speaking earlier than the sport about watching All or Nothing and Arsenal two years into Mikel’s [Arteta] reign, he’s near getting the sack, individuals are wanting him out and it’s a catastrophe.
“Clearly now issues have modified a little bit bit, however that’s simply the best way it’s. You take a look at Jurgen’s [Klopp] scenario. He hasn’t received the outcomes and swiftly folks need him out. That’s simply the character of soccer.”
Each Chelsea and Liverpool are nowhere close to the place they’d prefer to be at this stage of the Premier League season and must additionally come from behind within the second leg of their respective Champions League last-16 ties subsequent month.
Klopp’s aspect missed out on the title final time period by a single level whereas the Blues completed the marketing campaign third (albeit 18 factors behind us) however this time round either side are struggling for consistency.
Regardless of our struggles, no sane Liverpool supporter is definitely calling for our German tactician to be sacked and we consider he has what it takes to get us again competing on the very prime as soon as once more within the close to future.
Chelsea proprietor Todd Boehly has spent over £500m this season and reviews tonight are suggesting that the American is remaining affected person with Potter regardless of the poor run of outcomes of late.
It seems that the 41-year-old is trying to the alleviate the stress on himself by talking about Klopp and Mikel Arteta and due to this fact implying that he must be afforded time.
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