Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has been tipped for a return to Stamford Bridge where the current head coach Graham Potter could face the axe should his side’s recent run of woeful form fail to ebb.
According to a report from football.london, despite claims that the Chelsea board continues to back Potter, the former manager of the Blues, Jose Mourinho, could be one of the names on Todd Boehly’s shortlist if Potter is fired. This is the case despite the fαct that football.london reports that the Chelsea board continues to support Potter.
After yet another loss for the Blues, Potter is facing additional pressure over his position. The Blues lost 1-0 to Southampton over the weekend on their own turf; James Ward Prowse’s free kιck was the game-winning goal for the Saints. Southampton is currently in the bottom half of the Premier League table. After suffering a loss to Southampton over the weekend, Chelsea are currently 10th in the Premier League table. The west London giants are virtually assured of not finishing in the top four this year because they are 10 points behind the teams that are currently in the Champions League spots.
In the event that results continue to deteriorate, Potter could be shown the door at Stamford Bridge, and Boehly, who has spent a significant amount of money on reinforcing the team, is likely to look into alternative choices in order to take over the managerial responsibilities.
Chelsea continue to make the same mistakes to leave Graham Potter fearing the sack
At Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, Chelsea was defeated by Southampton by the score of 1-0, and it was a story that was all too familiar for the club.
Possession, opportunities, and optimism, but no tangible results to show for their efforts. A free-kιck that was taken by James Ward-Prowse near the end of the first half was all that was needed for the struggling Saints to pick up a stunning three points at a Stamford Bridge crowd that was first speechless and then enraged by the result.
Graham Potter told the reporters after the game was over, “I thought the response in the second half was fantastic, and I believed we deserved a goal,” but they didn’t get one. “We created a sufficient number of scoring opportunities. When you don’t, however, it’s obviously going to be a lot harder for you to win matches.” On Saturday afternoon, Chelsea had 17 shots, but only five of those shots were on target. Despite this, the Blues were unable to find a way to get the ball past Gavin Bazunu. In contrast, it was the Saints who emerged victorious at the Bridge, a result that Chelsea has grown to virtually expect to see throughout the course of this season.
The Blues are unable to find a method to get through a low block, which is a strategy that the vast majority of clubs in the league employ when they travel to west London to compete against the Blues. The most recent team to do so was Southampton, and to give credit where credit is due, caretaker manager Ruben Selles executed his game plan to perfection. Have a look at how different the heatmaps of the two teams are. In the second half, the majority of Southampton’s playing time was spent on the edge of their own box, where they were defending against the barrage of attacks coming from Chelsea. It became increasingly difficult for Chelsea to find any space between the lines as the game progressed because the Saints’ defense got deeper and deeper as the game went on.
