Chelsea misplaced 4-0 on the Etihad Stadium and strain is constructing on Potter.
Supporters within the away finish chanted for former supervisor Thomas Tuchel, in addition to Roman Abramovich, as Potter battles to show issues round at Stamford Bridge.
Requested if his gamers have been nonetheless giving their all for him, Potter denied his squad are downing instruments regardless of the environment on the membership turning into more and more unfavourable.
Potter stated: “This opponent is probably the worst you can play when things aren’t going well because they can make it look like you’re not running or trying because their positional structure is brilliant, they use the full width of the pitch, they keep the ball and make it difficult for you to put pressure on them.
“In the end, it’s easy to do that but I am working with the players and am not getting any sense of people with a poor attitude. Everyone wants to try to do better.
“I think there is support in the dressing room, it’s just we’re going through a bad moment and sometimes when you have these moments you need somebody to blame, something to blame, and I understand where that question comes from.
“But at the same time, we have to stick together and keep working.”
Chelsea’s house owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital are understood to be attempting to construct the brand new period at Stamford Bridge round Potter and have insisted they wish to give him time.
Potter has beforehand urged these on the skin to grasp that the hire-and-fire strategy underneath Roman Abramovich has modified together with the path of the membership.
However Potter had to reply to a mutinous environment among the many Chelsea fanbase, with chants of “Super Tommy Tuchel” and “Roman Abramovich” audible within the away finish.
“We can’t do anything apart from do our jobs better and work harder,” he stated. “We understand the supporters’ frustration, that is understandable and we’ll respect that.
“Our job is to do our jobs, to keep working, see the situation for what it is, and of course there are always other opinions, negativity and criticism because the results haven’t been positive. That’s part of the job and the challenge.
“We play [Fulham] on Thursday and it’s an important game for us. We need to stay together as a group, support each other, and I’m sure we will get the support of the supporters when we see good performances and results.”
