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Chelsea is having a messy season at the moment. The players The Blues indicating a bad pre-season to be one of the triggers.
Chelsea have struggled all season in various competitions. After starting badly under Thomas Tuchel and leading to being sacked, the west London club have been on the mend together Graham Potter who became the replacement manager.
But the honeymoon ended tragically, as Chelsea then entered a turbulent period. After going undefeated in nine matches with Potter (6 wins, 3 draws), Chelsea plummeted drastically.
Starting with the defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at the end of October, Chelsea then only picked up three wins in the next 15 matches in all competitions. At present they are winless in five consecutive matches and most recently, they were humiliated by bottom team Southampton at Stamford Bridge.
In a press conference ahead of the derby at Tottenham Hotspur headquarters, Sunday (26/2/2023) evening WIB, Graham Potter claimed that a number of senior players had complained that the pre-season was not optimal. At the start of this season, Chelsea embarked on a tour of the United States, which was still planned by management under Roman Abramovich, then executed under Todd Boehly.
The problem is even more complicated because Chelsea are spending too much on players, which presents the challenge of integrating new names into the team. Then it continues into the January transfer market.
“Talking to some experienced players, they said the pre-season was the worst in their career. Organizationally, the tour didn’t go as expected. I haven’t been here yet so I can’t say anything,” Graham Potter was quoted as saying. BBC.
“We think we’ve made progress, but the first half against Southampton was subpar. Disasters can happen. Those are some facts. Discomfort is a fact, but yes that’s the situation,” added the former Brighton & Hove Albion manager.
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