Graham Potter

Richard Keys has urged Todd Boehly to sack Graham Potter and hire former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho as his replacement. Chelsea's struggles continued on ...

[check our sport page](https://metro.co.uk/sport/). [Graham Potter responds to Chelsea fans booing after Southampton loss](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/18/chelsea-vs-southampton-graham-potter-responds-to-fans-booing-18306388/?ico=more_text_links) In the second half our response was really good. ‘I think Chelsea fans would react well to that. [Chelsea board continue to back Graham Potter after Southampton defeat](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/18/chelsea-board-have-clear-stance-over-graham-potter-sacking-18306647/?ico=more_text_links) [beaten 1-0 by relegation-battlers Southampton at Stamford Bridge](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/18/chelsea-vs-southampton-graham-potter-responds-to-fans-booing-18306388/).

Graham Potter accepted his Chelsea side 'took a step back' after they were beaten at home by Southampton but insisted that his management is not the ...

I don't need to tell (the players). 'The truth is we took a step back in our performance in the first half. The first half was as much my responsibility as anybody's. If we score, the game changes around. [Chelsea](/sport/teampages/chelsea.html) side 'took a step back' after they were beaten at home by [Southampton](/sport/teampages/southampton.html) but insisted that his management is not the problem. My job is to help the team keeping working through a tough period.

Chelsea have been told to keep their faith in Graham Potter following Saturday's shock defeat to struggling Southampton.The Blues lost 1-0 at Stamford.

I don’t think they’re going to get top four. “‘Because you know what? I don’t think you can sack him. “He did win a lot of games at the start, but I just think that it’s so easy in life and in football to just blame the manager.” Do you know what I think? “I think that they need to give him the support and the backing – Chelsea are not winning the league.

Chelsea news: The former Spurs boss is favourite to take over from Graham Potter at Stamford Bridge.

Tomorrow Daniel [Levy] could have a bad night and say, ‘Oh I am going to sack Mauricio.’ And then I look stupid saying I am not going to work in one place or another or another." [the new ownership want to build something more sustainable, moving away from the hire and fire approach, hence the belief that Potter is safe for now. It’s the best way to commit to your job. Meanwhile Pochettino is the new man tipped to come in. With just one win in 10 games, three in 15 and a solitary victory in 2023 the clouds are darkening over SW6. A 1-0 loss to bottom of the league Southampton has been seen as one step too far for Graham Potter who was once again booed by the fans on Saturday.

Graham Potter's Chelsea have won just two Premier League games since the World Cup in Qatar and are in danger of missing out on Champions League football ...

[Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) - 10 points behind [Newcastle](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/newcastle-united-fc) in fourth - while Southampton remain at the foot of the table. The truth is we took as step back with our performance in the first half. [Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc) fans made their feelings known about Potter's tenure by booing after their latest defeat. We've had a tough period and are integrating young players into the Premier League. They face a tough trip to He said: "After a 1-0 defeat at home, any criticism you get is understandable. Potter responded to Chelsea's boo boys during a post-match interview. Boehly's consortium completed a takeover of Chelsea last summer and sacked successful manager Thomas Tuchel in September. They will support the Englishman, who has four-and-a-half years left on his contract, through this tricky time. [Qatar](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/qatar). The Blues were humbled by the Saints at Stamford Bridge thanks to James Ward-Prowse's stunning free kick. [Brighton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/brighton-and-hove-albion-fc) in the top 10 of the Premier League and gaining admirers through his work with Swedish side Ostersund and Swansea in the Championship.

Chelsea boss Graham Potter has failed miserably and should be immediately sacked by the club's owner, Todd Boehly, according to popular British.

Keys strongly affirmed: “The experiment with Graham Potter has failed miserably so that’s got to change. “Jose Mourinho is a former Chelsea manager who’s enormously popular with the crowd,” Keys told beIN SPORTS. Keys who believed the Englishman has ‘failed miserably’ asked Boehly to sack him immediately and employ ex-Blues boss Mourinho to turn the club around.

Chelsea news: Graham Potter left a lot to be desired in his post match verdict and many have turned against him after defeat to Southampton.

"They were closing Chelsea down, the better team in the game, lot more energy, knew what they were doing, scored a very good goal. They were all cuddling the manager at the end. "Chelsea fans will be absolutely fuming," he vented. [It has led to the Stamford Bridge faithful calling for Potter's head now.](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/graham-potter-sacked-chelsea-manager-26275631) The Blues sit 10th in the league and have won just seven matches in 22 against teams that aren't AC Milan. The other is an absolute team of individuals. "They all get on the ball and want to beat five or six players and there's no passage of play. He was willing to make runs and he had two good chances both off the line. "When you don't get results, it can be tough," he said. Raheem Sterling's two efforts both being remarkably saved and blocked off the line in positions that looked harder to miss from. Outside of the Champions League it is five wins in 19 matches with just 15 goals. "First half, Southampton were outstanding, the former Arsenal man explained. It follows a recent trend of boos with Marc Cucurella coming in for plenty of individual stick.

Graham Potter revealed why he omitted Reece James from Chelsea's matchday squad against Southampton on Saturday in the Premier League.

"Certainly with Reece, he’d had two 90 minutes, which is more than we expected at the start of the week. Potter suggested that he wanted to give the full-back some rest after he featured in back-to-back matches against West Ham and Borussia Dortmund within the space of just four days. WHAT THEY SAID: Speaking to reporters after the game, Potter said: "With the others, there were no injuries, it was more just the turnaround of the games and the demand of the games, considering a few of them have had injuries previously.

Chelsea were beaten 1-0 by Southampton on Saturday; Gary Neville: Potter is under massive pressure. You can see it in his face... the Chelsea owners have ...

"It's only when Havertz comes on a starts playing with Felix and Sterling there are passages of play. When we've lost 1-0 at home to Southampton, it isn't good enough because of the results we've had recently." "We took a step back in terms of our performance in the first half. They were all cuddling the manager at the end. "One is a team. They were closing Chelsea down, the better team in the game, lot more energy, knew what they were doing, scored a very good goal. you get the idea he'd like to build a pattern of play with a group of players on a consistent basis and he's got 33 of them staring at him down the barrel saying 'play me'. They needed to unload players off Graham Potter to take the pressure of handling all those players that are expecting to play every single week. but they have to hold their nerve if they want to see it through. "After a 1-0 defeat at home, any criticism you get is understandable," said Potter. "And these aren't junior players, they're senior internationals and I can't imagine what it must be like to have 33 players. "I think they'll want to do the right thing, the Chelsea owners.

Thousands of Chelsea fans took to Twitter over the weekend calling for manager Graham Potter to be fired. "Sack Potter" and "Club Statement" both trended.

Graham Potter has won just one of his last 10 matches as Chelsea head coach in all competitions and the 47-year-old continues to come under increasing ...

If you log on to social media following a Chelsea defeat, fans are often bombarding Potter with criticism over what he has said after the game. As much as I think Potter should leave his role, I am one for a long-term project at the club and if there is still genuine belief from the owners over the head coach, then I'm all for it. Not only is Potter not Tuchel, he's the complete opposite. However, he perhaps should have been briefed beforehand by the club how the supporters would react to these sorts of comments. Any manager could have walked through the door to replace the immensely popular German and would have been treated with disrespect. Eight signings were made in January, not even to mention the squad overhaul in the summer from the squad he took over from They need a head coach who looks like they're willing to die for the team when they're on the side of the pitch - what we saw with He hasn't been treated well or backed by the majority of the fans since he took over from Tuchel. The German head coach is the polar opposite to what we see now with Potter. However, most managers in world football would jump at the chance to use around £500million worth of new players – world-class players. After the game on Saturday afternoon, Graham Potter insisted he was not the problem at Chelsea. He's not the 'winner' Chelsea need right now.

Graham Potter says he understands fans frustrations after a section of the Stamford Bridge support turned on him following Saturdays 1-0 defeat to bottom ...

"We've returned from Dortmund, you have to recover and try to prepare for the game. But I also understand that when results don't go your way, you're open to criticism and that's fair. We've had the results we've had, and you can understand it. They're learning to play in the Premier League. My job is to keep going, help the team, try and support them through a tough period. "There's a transition and there's factors, but at the same time there's emotion and the team is losing.

Graham Potter's future at Stamford Bridge has been placed in further doubt after suffering a ninth defeat in charge of Chelsea on Saturday at the hands of ...

They've brought a bunch of players and they have to get a bunch of players out. And speaking to NBC Sports, Howard has admitted he fears the worst for Potter for the remainder of the campaign. They'll try and get things right, they'll have a mass exodus in the summer and then go again next year." Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has been tipped to replace the 47-year-old after leaving Paris Saint-Germain in the summer. The Englishman is now the new favourite to be sacked after losing his ninth game in charge, overtaking Bournemouth’s Gary O’Neil. I think he gets sacked, which I would hate, I can't believe I'm even saying that, because you have to win ultimately to keep your job.

DANIEL MATTHEWS: Chelsea did as they so often do now, too: they fired a blank, failed to win, but the message from above remained consistent.

If you look at Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, they are young players who have not played that many games, they are learning to play in the Premier League. This is a long-term project and Potter has pleaded for time. Now Potter faces his own battle to cling on. They are 10th — as close to 17th as to the Champions League places. Particularly when Fofana was hooked at half-time as Chelsea struggled to break down the division’s bottom side. After less than a week in charge, he has given Southampton renewed direction and hope of staying up. ‘All these things are true but unfortunately when you lose they are not what people want to hear,’ Potter said. ‘When results aren’t going well, this is the world we are in,’ Potter said. One fan insisted Potter was the worst manager this club had seen. In one corner of the Shed End, where Southampton’s supporters — now daring to believe — serenaded interim boss Ruben Selles. The club back manager Graham Potter and his long-time project. And everywhere else, where bubbling frustration spilt over to create a powerful mix of fury and mutiny.

Club sticking with under-fire manager for now despite Southampton defeat.

“We’re managing quite an unprecedented injury list — so you have to manage that in the Premier League. I have always been this way and it has gotten me to this point but, at the same time, I know people want something different.” “My job is to keep going and keep helping and supporting the team and take that criticism.”

Consecutive defeats to Borussia Dortmund and Southampton in the have condemned Chelsea to just two wins in their last 15 games.

Chelsea fans are right to demand better, and Potter has much to do in order to bring the fans back on side. An understandable result of constant injuries to key players and an unfortunate by-product of adding 6 first-team players into the team across the Janaury transfer window, Potter has never had the luxury of having consistent options upon which he could rely on. One of the biggest problems Potter has had to overcome, as he himself frequently talks about, is the lack of consistency in terms of the squad from which he could select a starting eleven from.

Tenth-placed Chelsea may have suffered a 1-0 defeat to Southampton on Saturday but owner Todd Boehly is reportedly standing by manager Graham Potter.

The Croatia defender, who also told the paper “my goal in my career is to play in the Premier League”, will get his chance to take on some of the league’s best when the 21-year-old’s side face Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday. The RB Leipzig centre-back has told the Times he “wants to play in the Premier League”, could have signed for Chelsea last summer and also came closing to joining Leeds in 2020. Tuchel took over at the Parc des Princes ahead of the 2018-19 campaign and led the Parisians to two league titles and the Champions League final before being sacked.

Chelsea have just the one win from their last 10 matches in all competitions with the pressure continuing to mount on head coach Graham Potter at Stamford ...

[Noni Madueke](https://www.football.london/all-about/noni-madueke) on the right and the right-footed [Mason Mount](https://www.football.london/all-about/mason-mount) on the left, they were both tempted to cut in all of the time, making the space on the wing pointless essentially. The low-block might be seen as a 'boring' way to play football and it is often criticised, but it's so effective, especially against a team like Chelsea, who at the moment, do not look like a team with an attacking plan. [Joao Felix](https://www.football.london/all-about/joao-felix) was not his usual self and that was because of the tremendous job Ward-Prowse and Romeo Lavia did of restricting the Portuguese to precious little. But if this is done at a moderate speed, then there's no desperation from the defender's point of view and they can just shuffle across with ease and there is less space to then exploit. [Reece James](https://www.football.london/all-about/reece-james), who was being rested, was also an issue for [Potter](https://www.football.london/all-about/graham-potter). The more the game went on, the deeper the Saints defence stood and the more difficult it became for Chelsea to find any space between the lines. They were, however, unable to do that often enough. It happens to every top team in the Premier League. Instead it was the Saints who took the points at the Bridge in something that Chelsea have almost become used to this season. Southampton were the latest to do that and to be fair to caretaker manager Ruben Selles, his game-plan worked perfectly. However, the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal – this season, anyway – have been able to break the opposition down. Look at the difference in the two teams' heatmaps.

Todd Boehly is expected to stick by Graham Potter following Chelsea's unexpected 1-0 defeat to bottom of the table side Southampton but if results do not ...

Mourinho, given all he achieved at Stamford Bridge would be exactly that. Boehly already displayed his ruthless streak back in September when brutally sacking Thomas Tuchel, so what options are on the table if he does decide change is necessary? That said, he does not align with Boehly's long-term vision and welcoming him back to the club really would be a throwback to the days of Roman Abramovich. Following his departure, he made it clear just how much it hurt leaving Chelsea and you would have to say he would surely jump at the chance to return. Zidane does not speak English, however, and there is a sense he would only like to return to the clubs he previously played for. Now he could be a genuine option for Chelsea and if his second tenure with Real Madrid is anything to go by, he knows how to gel a team together quickly.

Chelsea news: The Blues have reached a decisive point on their path as Todd Boehly's patience is tested with calls for Graham Potter to be sacked following ...

[He was the next cab off the rank when at Brighton but hasn't got the structure that he built on the south coast, at Cobham.](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/graham-potter-chelsea-fixtures-liverpool-26275562) Chelsea have specialised in not having a structure and now Potter's position is unstable. This is the complexity of the situation. Convincing people this is the best course of action, let alone if it's possible at all is a whole task of its own. It went beyond underlying numbers, which have been on the up](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/graham-potter-sacked-chelsea-manager-26275631). The latest shred of evidence for those that are convinced Boehly/Clearlake have no idea. [Chelsea have made great leaps off the field but that is usually reflected in success on it](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/paul-merson-chelsea-graham-potter-26276041). It not happening since could be put forward as even more proof that it's not sustainable or that most are too scared of the risk to try. The continued narrative is that football is it's own thing and what they have done in America is entirely separate. This is in part what has turned the heads of many](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/graham-potter-chelsea-future-sacked-26275707). It's the longest spell for a coach since the 1970s at the franchise. Here is an ownership group that has been watching English football far removed from the preconceptions of the sport in contrast. The new ways of Boehly are unproven in England making it hard to truly get behind.