GRAHAM POTTER is going through his first disaster as Chelsea supervisor.
The previous Brighton boss was appointed solely 4 months in the past, however has already confronted requires him to be sacked – most notably from Blues icon Frank Leboeuf.
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Potter, 47, is decided to show issues round at Stamford Bridge, however will want proprietor Todd Boehly to show the form of religion that his predecessor Roman Abramovich hardly ever exhibited.
The Blues have crashed out of each home cups, every time to Manchester Metropolis – with Potter’s males producing a damning show throughout yesterday’s 4-0 defeat on the Etihad.
Issues have additionally been tough within the Premier League.
Chelsea had already gotten off to a dodgy begin under Thomas Tuchel, dropping 3-0 at Leeds and 2-1 at Southampton.
Potter managed to win his first three Prem video games in cost, however issues have gone downhill in a rush ever since.
The Blues are on a dismal run of only one win of their final eight league video games.
In a table comprised of simply matches since Potter took cost at Stamford Bridge, the Blues sit eleventh with 4 wins, three attracts and 4 defeats.
This is the worst begin of any Chelsea supervisor by way of 11 Prem video games in 30 years.
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The Blues have accrued fewer factors than Fulham, Brentford, Crystal Palace and Leicester on this interval.
They’ve additionally gathered solely 4 factors greater than relegation-threatened Everton.
A worrying issue has been the Blues’ whole lack of firepower up entrance.
Chelsea have scored simply 12 targets in these 11 video games, rating thirteenth within the Prem.
Much more damning is their xG of simply 10.99 – under one a sport and rating seventeenth amongst their Premier League friends.
Their taking pictures stats are additionally poor.
They’ve registered 116 pictures and 40 on course in Potter’s 11 league video games – rating sixteenth and fifteenth within the Prem.
Chelsea have a shot conversion fee of 10.3, which ranks 14th within the league.
They’ve additionally struggled to win their duels with a proportion of simply 48.7, the sixteenth finest tally within the Prem.
Chelsea have additionally made 5 evident particular person errors resulting in targets, the fourth worst quantity during the last 11 Prem video games.
The primary half was painful and difficult for us all
Graham Potter
After yesterday’s match, Potter admitted it had been a “painful” afternoon on the Etihad, as followers sang his predecessor Tuchel’s title.
He stated: “The primary half was painful and difficult for us all. We have been second finest to a really, superb facet.
“We are not in an important second and regardless that it was a cagey first 20 minutes we couldn’t assault the again line nicely sufficient.
“Manchester Metropolis are superb at stopping you doing that however on the similar time we struggled.”
‘IT ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH’
He then added: “You can also make excuses and search for causes or say it isn’t adequate. Each of these solutions are right.
We now have to maintain enhancing and stick collectively as a result of clearly we are struggling as a soccer membership and it’s not good in any respect.”
“You perceive the supporters’ frustration, we respect that.
“There are all the time different opinions and negativity and criticism as a result of the outcomes haven’t been optimistic.
“That’s a part of the job and a part of the problem.”
The Blues are again in motion on Thursday after they make the brief journey to Fulham, with their fellow West Londoners going into the match three factors forward of them.
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