Andy Murray slams Graham Potter as Chelsea’s miserable Premier League run continues
Andy Murray made a critical comment directed at Graham Potter, the manager of Chelsea football club, following their defeat to Southampton, which resulted in boos from the crowd.
Murray is the latest individual to question Potter’s tactics, as the struggling Saints team added to the mounting pressure on the Chelsea manager during an unpleasant afternoon at Stamford Bridge.
Southampton’s victory was secured by James Ward-Prowse’s signature free-kick just before halftime, further worsening the poor performance of Potter’s team, which has only managed to win two out of 14 games and is now in 10th place in the Premier League, far from the Champions League positions.
In spite of significant spending during both the summer and winter transfer windows, Graham Potter approached the game on Saturday without a senior striker, leaving Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang out of the squad once more. David Fofana, a 20-year-old Ivorian who was signed in January, was ineffective in the leading role and was substituted at halftime.
Potter was unable to achieve a suitable balance with his newly-formed team, even after making six changes, as the longstanding difficulty with scoring persisted.
Murray, a fan of both Hibernian and Arsenal, was apparently not the only one perplexed by Potter’s lack of consistency in team selections, despite the influx of new players following Todd Boehly’s unprecedented spending spree. Murray asked on Twitter, “How many times have Chelsea played the same starting 11 in the premier league this year?” Murray asked on Twitter.
As patience wears thin for Potter, his underperforming players were jeered off the pitch at the end of the game, marking the lowest point in the 47-year-old’s brief tenure.
“After a 1-0 defeat at home, any criticism you get is understandable,” Potter conceded, responding to the boos. “We’ve had a tough period and are integrating young players into the Premier League. When results don’t go your way it’s tough.
“I’m not arrogant enough to say that their opinion isn’t worth articulating. My job is to help the team and work through a team period. The truth is we took as step back with our performance in the first half. Our response in the second half was good, but it wasn’t enough.”
Andy Murray slams Graham Potter as Chelsea’s miserable Premier League run continues
