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Chelsea boss Graham Potter has criticised the club's pre-season tour of the United States which was overseen by his predecessor Thomas Tuchel - whom he ...

[Have Your Say](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/graham-potter-chelsea-thomas-tuchel-29305166#comments-section)! [Tell us what you think here.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/graham-potter-chelsea-thomas-tuchel-29305166#comments-section) [surprisingly sacked by Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-thomas-tuchel-sacked-chelsea-27927749) in September with Potter replacing him in the hot seat at Stamford Bridge. Don't miss your chance for a free flutter on the game everyone's talking about with your paper. They've been great. "There’s always been support. "I've spoken to them. "I don't want to speak about [why]. I've been under pressure for four months. The Blues have struggled for results in recent months with fans recently [chanting Tuchel's name](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-graham-potter-tuchel-chants-28904104) during their four-goal [FA Cup](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fa-cup) defeat at [Manchester City.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) in penalty shootouts in both showpieces. [Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc) are now a whopping 11 points off the top four – the same distance in points they are above the [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) relegation zone.

Chelsea players experienced 'the worst pre-season' of their careers under Thomas Tuchel last season, Graham Potter has claimed.

Looking forward to the game, the Chelsea boss said they needed 'a strong performance. 'If you lose 1-0 at home to Southampton, who are bottom of the league, you expect fans to voice their criticism. They are a team that don't give much away, defend deep, we'll have to think about that.' 'Organisationally, the tour didn't work as well as they'd like. 'Speaking to a few of the experienced guys, they said it was the worst pre-season they've had, ' he said. It's a game we're looking forward too.

Graham Potter has revealed that some of his Chelsea players claimed they had 'the worst pre-season' under Thomas Tuchel last summer.

[check our sport page](https://metro.co.uk/sport/). [pre-season](https://metro.co.uk/tag/pre-season-football-fixtures/?ico=auto_link_sport_P6_LNK1), speaking to a couple of the experienced guys thought it was the worse pre-season they’ve had for different reasons, that’s not to blame anybody, for different reasons that happened.’ ‘Then the club invests a lot of money in the squad, which does that [raises] to the pressure, does that to the expectation, does that to the noise. [which included a 4-0 defeat to Arsenal as part of their United States tour](https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/24/thomas-tuchel-sends-message-to-chelsea-owners-after-arsenal-defeat-17056948/). [Champions League](https://metro.co.uk/tag/champions-league/?ico=auto_link_sport_P3_LNK1) following their 1-0 defeat away to Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their last-16 tie last week. [Graham Potter](https://metro.co.uk/tag/graham-potter/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK1) has revealed that some of his [Chelsea](https://metro.co.uk/tag/chelsea/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK2) players claimed they had ‘the worst pre-season’ under [Thomas Tuchel](https://metro.co.uk/tag/thomas-tuchel/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK3) last summer.

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We have the most unprecedented injury situation in that period in the Premier League," he said. "But the players that we've got are not 28-year-old, 400-game Premier League players. These are some of the facts. "Then the World Cup. Asked for the reasons he replied: "Organisationally, the tour didn't work as well as they'd like. That's not to blame anybody - that happens."

Chelsea news: Graham Potter had his say on pre-season, which echoes that of former boss Thomas Tuchel.

Since that discussion, plenty has happened, but new boss Potter has revealed that some of his experienced members of the squad expressed difficulties with the pre-season. Speaking to a few of the experienced guys, they said it was the worst pre-season they've had. While the training is built with bringing players up to full fitness for the season, Tuchel couldn't guarantee that they would be, underlining the difficulties of the time. "A lot of travelling, another time zone, a totally different feeling of temperature, huge humidity, so very demanding for first training and the players are struggling with the heat. The comments echo that of former head coach [Thomas Tuchel](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/arsenal-chelsea-tottenham-transfer-liverpool-26322123), who was disgruntled with the organisation at the time. The squad then went on their tour of the US, though performances weren't ideal and included a thrashing at the hands of rivals Arsenal.

Graham Potter has aimed a veiled dig at predecessor Thomas Tuchel by claiming that Chelsea took in their “worst pre-season” in the summer of 2022.

These are some of the facts. Inconvenient facts, but that's the situation.” Potter has fared little better at the Stamford Bridge helm, leading to [uncomfortable questions being asked of his future](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/managers-replace-graham-potter-sacked-chelsea/blt89c2a888975480c6), but the man currently calling the shots in west London has suggested that he is still repairing the damage done by those that went before him. The sky can fall. Speaking to a few of the experienced guys, they said it was the worst pre-season they've had. We thought we made progress, but the first half against Southampton was below par.

GRAHAM POTTER has claimed senior Chelsea stars have slammed the club's pre-season as the "WORST" they've had, though fans seem to have little sympathy.

"Organisationally, the tour didn't work as well as they'd like. [BETTING SPECIAL - BEST FOOTBALL BETTING SITES IN THE UK](https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/20574123/best-football-betting-sites/) [Chelsea travel](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19164293/chelsea-pre-season-tour-transfers-tuchel/) across the [United States](https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/united-states/), playing in Las Vegas, Charlotte and Orlando before returning to Europe for a double-header in Italy. [5-3 on penalties to Charlotte FC](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/19268839/chelsea-thomas-tuchel-pre-season-raheem-sterling/) and were on the end of 4-0 drubbing by Arsenal three days later. [Sunday's clash against Tottenham](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21461322/tottenham-vs-chelsea-stream-tv-channel-kane-enzo-fernandez/), he said: "Speaking to a few of the experienced guys, they said it was the worst pre-season they've had. [Chelsea](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196660/chelsea/) boss explained how he had spoken to senior stars in the team, with them giving their thoughts about the pre-season tour to America.

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These are some of the facts. Inconvenient facts, but that's the situation.” The sky can fall. [headed to the United States when readying themselves for another Premier League campaign](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/chelsea-pre-season-2022-23-fixtures-results-tickets/blte8e372bfc297f1bb), but a stumble out of the blocks quickly led to the departure of Champions League-winning coach Tuchel in September. We thought we made progress, but the first half against Southampton was below par. Speaking to a few of the experienced guys, they said it was the worst pre-season they've had.

Graham Potter has aimed a veiled dig at predecessor Thomas Tuchel by claiming that Chelsea took in their “worst pre-season” in the summer of 2022.

[headed to the United States when readying themselves for another Premier League campaign](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/chelsea-pre-season-2022-23-fixtures-results-tickets/blte8e372bfc297f1bb), but a stumble out of the blocks quickly led to the departure of Champions League-winning coach Tuchel in September. These are some of the facts. Inconvenient facts, but that's the situation.” The sky can fall. Speaking to a few of the experienced guys, they said it was the worst pre-season they've had. We thought we made progress, but the first half against Southampton was below par.

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I’ve spoke to them and it’s the same as it’s always been”. "That's the truth. "Supporters are entitled to be angry. We had the most unprecedented injury situation in that period." There's lots of factors for that," Potter told reporters on Friday. "It's really tough.