Graham Potter confident over support of Chelsea squad

Chelsea manager Graham Potter is adamant he feels the support of his players, despite acknowledging the team's current run of form has landed him 'in peril'.

The Blues are stuck on a run of two wins from their past 15 games and are closer to the relegation zone that the top four, with Potter's future at the club under immense pressure ahead of a crucial meeting with old rivals Leeds United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Fan support for Potter is growing weaker with each passing game, but the boss remains confident that the Chelsea squad are still behind him.

“I feel the support of the players, I feel the support of everyone here," he said. "I understand the frustrations externally but among the players, it is a desire for us all to do better and that is the pleasing thing. The results haven’t been good but we are still fighting for each other.”

Questioned about concerns over his players' performances, Potter admitted that his coaching methods may have to change after clearly failing to yield the desired results during his first six months in charge.

“When you’ve had the results we have had clearly it is not perfect otherwise you would have better results," Potter confessed. “Clearly it is a process of how to get our message across better. How can we structure things in a way to help the players? Because that is what we are here for.

“When results aren’t good, from my point of view you have to accept that we haven’t done it well enough.

“Now that’s the reality we are in and I am sure the players will take responsibility and admit they can do better as well. We are in it together. I don’t feel any loss of anything."

Potter, who also insisted he feels supported by those in charge at Stamford Bridge, went on to acknowledge that the team's run of form has left him in a perilous position.

“When you are a head coach and you start on this journey you say: 'Well if the results aren’t good enough then you know your job is in peril'," he said. "That’s the life we lead.

“I just have to accept that and do my best and try to improve the situation we are in until there is a point where we are not able to go forward. But that hasn’t been the case and we keep fighting.”

On this week's edition of TFP, Harry Symeou hosts Grizz Khan, Scott Saunders and Hunter Godson to preview the weekend's Premier League action, including Man Utd's trip to Anfield to face Liverpool.

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