Guardiola asks Chelsea to give Graham Potter more time after 4-0 defeat

Pep Guardiola has said that Graham Potter needs more time to improve Chelsea after a 4-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday, January 8.

Chelsea crashed out of the FA Cup following a poor performance on Sunday, and it was also the second time they’ve lost to Manchester City in two days.

Calls for Potter to be sacked have increased in the last few days as the London-based club has won just one of their last seven matches in all competitions and in that time have fallen to 10th in the Premier League.

However, speaking at a post-match press conference, Guardiola said it would be wrong for Potter who was appointed to the job in September, to be sacked as all managers need time to improve their team.

The Manchester City Coach also said he didn’t need time at Barcelona because he already had Argentine football legend, Lionel Messi.

He said;

“I’d say to Todd Boehly, give Graham Potter time. Give him time. All the managers need time and he is right. I know at big clubs results are important but give him time. What he did at Brighton as outstanding, but all the managers need time he is right. In Barcelona I didn’t need two seasons because I had [Lionel] Messi there.”