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  • Chelsea manager, Graham Potter speaks on Mykhailo Mudryk’s performance for the club

    Chelsea manager, Graham Potter speaks on Mykhailo Mudryk’s performance for the club

    Chelsea manager, Graham Potter has risen to the defense of Ukrainian winger, Mykhailo Mudryk assuring fans that he would still come good.

    According to Potter, the fine dribbler and ball passer may not be able to showcase his qualities until next season.

    The £88.5 million player joined Chelsea in January after it was reported that the Blues hijacked the deal from London rivals Arsenal.

    “He’s a player we believe in a lot,” the former Brighton boss told the press on Friday ahead of their game against Leicester City.

    “He’s adapting. When he arrived, he was in a start of a pre-season campaign. To hit the Premier League running, it’s not easy to do.

    “Day by day he’s getting stronger. He’s in the squad, chance he can play.’’

    Mudryk first game was against Liverpool at Anfield where  he showed a world class performance after being  introduced in the second half of the encounter but Chelsea’s poor of of fun afterwards slowed down his game.

  • EPL: Arsenal survive Bournemouth’s threat, Chelsea secure win against Leeds United

    EPL: Arsenal survive Bournemouth’s threat, Chelsea secure win against Leeds United

    Arsenal put their fans on the edge all through the duration of the game as the Gunners rallied back from two goals down to defeat the hard-fighting Bournemouth Football Club at the Emirate by 3-2.

    Bournemouth’s Philip Billing opened the scoring in stunningly quick fashion, needing just 9.11 seconds to put the visitors in front. His goal is the second fastest in Premier League history.

    The Visitors doubled their lead at the Emirates! Marcos Senesi gives Thomas Partey the slip to head Bournemouth two goals up against the league leaders.

    But Arsenal fought back with two goals in an eight-minute span. First, Thomas Partey put home a shot following a rare moment of poor defensive play from Bournemouth.

    Upon resumption of the second half, Ben White scores his first goal for Arsenal to draw them level with Bournemouth.

    Then two substitutes combined with Reiss Nelson delivering a cross that Ben White blasted on goal with the referee confirming that the ball crossed the line.

    However, Reiss Nelson grabbed the winner in the dying minute of the match with a stunner to put keep their title hopes alive.

    Meanwhile at the Stamford Bridge, France Defender, Wesley Fofana earned Chelsea their first win in about 10 games thereby easing pressure on coach Graham Potter.

    The first half of the encounter had ended 0-0 and it was looking like Chelsea was going to add to their Unwinning streak.

    On-loan Portuguese Joao Felix rattled the bar but it was not until the 53rd minute that Fofana put away Ben Chilwell’s corner for the home team’s opener.

    Fofana’s goal proved to be the only goal needed to secure three points as all efforts to score for both sides in the game proved abortive.

    Despite the win, Chelsea will still remain on 10th points and will continue to hope for a continental slot come next season.

  • EPL: Chelsea eyes current Brighton coach, Zerbi as Potter’s replacement

    EPL: Chelsea eyes current Brighton coach, Zerbi as Potter’s replacement

    According to a report, Chelsea are reportedly interested in replacing  Graham Potter with Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi.

    Zerbi took over from Potter at Brighton and he’s also presently being eyed by Chelsea.

    The Brighton coach is regarded as a top manager and Chelsea bosses reportedly rank him very highly.

    Potter is presently experiencing a turbulent moment at Stamford Bridge, having failed to manage a win in the last seven games.

    The Englishman is believed to be living on borrowed time at the west London club, despite the fact that Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly had initially chosen to stick by him to turn the club’s fortunes around.

    The report added that although Chelsea are still sticking by Potter for now, there have been quiet talks behind the scenes on potential replacements, with De Zerbi on top of the shortlist.

    The 43-year-old Italian  (Zerbi) is viewed as an exciting young manager who could take Chelsea to the next level with his modern and radical way of management.

    Zerbi has steadied the ship at Brighton despite taking over in the middle of the season, they are presently occupying the 8th position on the log with just 22 games in the English Premier League.

  • EPL: Chelsea manager, Graham Potter recommended for sack

    EPL: Chelsea manager, Graham Potter recommended for sack

     

    Chelsea boss, Graham Potter is under fire for his side’s poor run of form in the past few weeks.

    Chelsea have been told to sack him following his latest disappointing defeat to Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.

    Former Aston Villa captain, Gabby Agbonlahor made this claim, saying that Potter should be relieved of his duty at Stamford Bridge.

    The Blues were beaten 1-0 by Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday and followed that up with another defeat to bottom of the table Southampton at Stamford Bridge.

    The Saints were without a manager but still managed to beat Chelsea by a solitary goal on Saturday to compound their woes.

    “He should be sacked for that post-match interview,” Agbonlahor told talkSPORT.

    The Gaffer during his post-match press conference,  said he had to make some changes because of the Champions League  fixture.

    Potter said he had to bring some different players in against a settled and organised Southampton.

    “What are you talking about? They [Southampton] haven’t got a manager! You’re playing against a team that is in disarray, that can’t get back-to-back wins together, and you’re complaining about what?

    “You had to bring [Mykhailo] Mudryk off the bench. You had to start [Joao] Felix, are you joking me?” Agbonlahor fumed.

  • EPL: Chelsea lose at home to Southampton, City settle for draw, Everton win

    EPL: Chelsea lose at home to Southampton, City settle for draw, Everton win

    Chelsea football club succumb to a 1-0 defeat in the hands of Southampton courtesy of Ward Prowse’ freekick in the 33rd minute.

    Chelsea came into this game on the back of a promising performance in Dortmund, and, facing the managerless bottom side in the league, were expected to build on that with some quality.

    Chelsea’s supporters reacted with a show of outright fury after James Ward-Prowse’s free-kick consigned them to an unlikely defeat that leaves them 10th on the log.

    Meanwhile, Everton captain Seamus Coleman scored his first goal in a year to help his side climb out of the relegation zone at Leeds United’s expense.

    The 34-year-old full-back settled a tense relegation encounter in spectacular style by firing in near the right-hand touchline with Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier off his line anticipating a cross,

    Manchester City settled for a 1-1 draw away to Nottingham Forest to climb down to the second on the log.

    Bernando Silva Scored for Manchester City, Chris wood equalized for the host in the 84th minute to share the spoils in a thrilling English Premier League encounter.

    Pep Guardiola will be left to stew on how a game that they should have put to bed wriggled clean of Manchester City’s grasp.

    Substitute Manor Solomon came back to haunt former boss Roberto De Zerbi as Fulham snatched a dramatic win over fellow high-fliers Brighton.

     

  • UCL: Adeyemi’s solo goal put Dortmund at vantage position against Chelsea

    UCL: Adeyemi’s solo goal put Dortmund at vantage position against Chelsea

    A beautiful solo effort by Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi helped the German side secure a slim 1-0 win over Chelsea in Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League game at the Signal Iduna Park.

    Adeyemi latched on to a loose ball before dribbling past Enzo Fernandez and Kepa Arizabalaga to give the home side all three points ahead of the reverse fixture in two weeks time.

    While Chelsea manager Graham Potter may still be working on how to get his squad of expensive newcomers to work as a team, the visitors’ individual quality and speed on the counter was obvious throughout.

    Borussia Dortmund are also hoping to win the German Bundesliga many years after it last won it, but presently occupy the third position on the log with just three points seperating  it and leaders Bayern Munich.

    Chelsea on the other hand are not in the running to win the English Premier League as they presently occupy the 10th position on the log and are out of all domestic cup competitions.

    The only hopes of the Blues winning a silverware this season is the UEFA Champions League and to achieve this result the 1-0 first leg loss to Dortmund must be upturned at the Stamford Bridge in two weeks time.

     

  • EPL: Why we drew with West Ham FC – Chelsea boss, Potter

    EPL: Why we drew with West Ham FC – Chelsea boss, Potter

    Chelsea boss, Graham Potter, has noted some of the mistakes his club side made in their Premier League 1-1 draw with West Ham United on Saturday afternoon.

    Chelsea’s Joao Felix and Emerson Palmieri scored for both clubs in the first half of the game as Graham Potter’s watched on.

    Speaking at his post-match press conference, Potter said Chelsea lost control for 10 minutes against West Ham and then conceded a goal in the first half.

    According to him, that changes the dynamic of the game.

    “Yeah, but you’ve got to earn that and we can’t complain or wait for luck to turn for us. We have to keep working. I thought in the first half we were positive, we started the game well, we scored a good goal, more opportunities as well, good attacking intent,” Potter said.

    He added, “We lost a little bit of control for 5 or 10 minutes and then we conceded, which we could do better with, I think. That changes the dynamic of the game, but overall, I thought the first half was quite positive.”

  • EPL: West Ham, Chelsea share spoils in a thrilling encounter

    EPL: West Ham, Chelsea share spoils in a thrilling encounter

    West Ham Football came from behind to share the spoils with Chelsea Football Club in a thrilling week 21 game in the English Premier League.

    Both teams have struggled in the past few weeks and needed to win  the game to relaunch their good form.

    In the 16th minute Fernandez takes up possession 30 yards out on the left. He loops a cross over the West Ham back line. Felix springs it, and side foots the dropping ball past the helpless Fabianski. Easy as that, and it had been coming.

    However, in the 27th minute West Ham equalizer came through Emerson, he  races in at the far post and scuffs a shot across Kepa and into the bottom right to put scores at one goal apiece.

    The result meant Chelsea remain on the 9th position while West Ham climbed from 17th position to the 15th on the EPL table.

  • EPL: Guardiola finally speaks on Chelsea’s latest signings

    EPL: Guardiola finally speaks on Chelsea’s latest signings

    Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has finally reacted to chelsea’s latest spending on acqusition of players In the Engish Premier League.

    The Spaniard said it’s none opf his business and wouldn’t want to interfere in Chelsea’s business.

    Guardiola stated this while addressing the media on Friday, ahead of their trip to the Premier League this weekend.

    As a result of the Blues inconsistent performance on a weekly basis the Blues have spent almost £300 million to bring in eight players in January.

    They included stars like Mykhailo Mudryk, Benoit Badiashile and Noni Madueke.

    Chelsea’s total spend was more than Ligue 1, Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A and the Championship combined.

    “It’s none of my business. It’s a surprise because it’s not a club state.

    “What I can control is the fact we won 11 titles in the last five years being one of the five or six net spend teams in the league. This is all I’m concerned about what we’ve done so far in this time,” Guardiola said.

    Chelsea face Fulham at the Stamford Bridge today with many of their newly acquired stars  available for selection.

    Meanwhile, Pep Gurdiola’s side have a date with Tottenham Hotspurs on Sunday as they press home for trophies this season.

  • EPL: What Chelsea board will do to Graham Potter – Ben Jacobs

    EPL: What Chelsea board will do to Graham Potter – Ben Jacobs

    Chelsea Manager Graham Potter has been backed by the club’s management Todd Boehly and his men to continue tinkering the Stamford Bridge side.

    The management has assured Potter they have no plans to sack him at this difficult moment, saying the crisis is beyond the former Brighton& Hove Albion Manager.

    UK Soccer pundit, Ben Jacobs made this revelation via his verified twitter handle on Friday.

    According to Jacobs, Potter has been assured by the board members during the World Cup break he would be backed during the window and would be given ample time to shape the team according to his identity.

    Continuing, he said that Potter had before taking the Job told the management it’s a long-term project.

    Fans of the club have started shouting Potter out a move that show they are tired of Chelsea’s inconsistencies which saw them win just one game in their last ten matches.

    Fulham defeated Chelsea 2-1 at Craven Cottage on Thursday night to further compound their woes.

    Chelsea is currently occupying the 10th position on the EPL Standing.