raham Potter admits he must do a greater job, as he battles to show issues round at Chelsea.
Sections of the Chelsea assist are turning towards Potter, and he’s underneath growing scrutiny after yesterday’s humiliating FA Cup third-round exit at Manchester Metropolis.
Chelsea have been thrashed 4-0, whereas supporters sang the title of Potter’s predecessor, Thomas Tuchel, in the course of the match. The embarrassing nature of the defeat sparked anger amongst followers, who’re sad following a run of 5 defeats in seven matches.
Chelsea at the moment are out of each home cup competitions and down in tenth place within the Premier League, 10 factors outdoors the highest 4 and in peril of lacking out on Champions League qualification.
Chelsea’s new house owners, who have been on the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, have thus far stored religion in Potter to show their fortunes round. However the former Brighton boss accepts he should enhance, as stress builds.
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/ PAHe stated: “I have to do better. That is the challenge I have, we need to improve. We have to help the players stick together and encourage them. It is a tough moment for us all, because of the ambition we all have.
“We are in a moment that we have to suffer. It is not nice, it is not enjoyable, but we have to do better and we have to work hard.”
Potter has been hindered by a number of accidents, and he stated Christian Pulisic can be lacking “for weeks” with a knee damage. Raheem Sterling was lacking on Sunday after struggling a hamstring damage and faces a spell out.
Two derbies this week, towards Fulham and Crystal Palace, could possibly be essential for Potter, who admitted Chelsea have been “not good enough” yesterday and “suffering”.
After the heaviest defeat of his four-month reign, Potter stated: “You can make excuses and look for reasons or say it isn’t good enough. Both of those answers are correct. We have to keep improving and stick together.”
With Chelsea’s season hanging by a thread, defender Trevoh Chalobah has urged the squad to stay collectively.
“It’s a tough moment,” stated Chalobah. “It’s only ourselves we can look at. We have injuries, but we have to use the players we have and get through. We don’t want to complain.
“We have to work on what went wrong and look forward. We have an important game on Thursday. We have to pick ourselves up and go again.”
