A new defeat on the ground and the pressure goes up a notch. But this time, the limits are crossed. At a press conference on Friday, Chelsea coach Graham Potter said he had received several death threats, including following the Blues’ defeat to Premier League bottom Southampton (0-0). 1).
During this press briefing, Graham Potter therefore confided: “Even if I received support, I received not very sympathetic emails with death threats against me and my children, which is obviously not not pleasant to receive”. In the league, Chelsea have stagnated in 10th place with only two wins in their last 14 games, and only one goal scored in 2023.
He regrets that the criticism affects his family
Criticized in particular on his investment in the Chelsea campaign this season, Potter claims to want to “succeed here” and does not understand the doubts expressed by his detractors. “The higher you go, the more pressure you have on your behavior as a person,” he says. There’s this nonsense that says I don’t care. Where does this come from? Where are your proofs? »
Not insensitive to criticism of him, Graham Potter laments that it also affects his family. “I understand that the fans go home and they are annoyed because the team is not winning, but I assure you my life for the last three or four months has been pretty average, apart from the fact that I am really grateful for this experience”, explained the English technician. Before concluding: “you accept criticism, you accept being booed if you lose a match, you accept absolutely everything that happens to you. But there is a limit and maybe in this case the limit has been crossed. »