After a 4-0 loss to Manchester City on Sunday, January 8, Pep Guardiola stated that Graham Potter requires more time to improve Chelsea.
Chelsea were knocked out of the FA Cup after a poor performance on Sunday, their second defeat to Manchester City in two days.
Calls for Potter’s dismissal have grown in recent days, as the London-based club has won just one of their last seven matches in all competitions, dropping to 10th in the Premier League.
Guardiola, speaking at a post-match press conference, said it would be wrong to fire Potter, who was appointed to the job in September, because all managers require time to adjust their team.
Manchester City Coach Pep Guardiola also stated that he did not require time at Barcelona because he already had Argentine football legend Lionel Messi.
He stated;
“I’d say to Todd Boehly, give Graham Potter time. Give him time. All the managers need time and he is right. I know at big clubs results are important but give him time. What he did at Brighton as outstanding, but all the managers need time he is right. In Barcelona I didn’t need two seasons because I had [Lionel] Messi there.”