Gabby Agbonlahor SLAMS Graham Potter for making excuses and blaming rotation for Southampton loss
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‘Graham Potter should be FIRED for that’: Gabby Agbonlahor CRITICIZES Chelsea boss for making excuses and blaming rotation for shock home loss to bottom club Southampton, as Jamie O’Hara asks ‘is he winding me up?’
Chelsea manager Graham Potter has been heavily criticized by Gabby Agbonlahor for his post-match comments following Saturday’s clash with Southampton.
The Blues were beaten 1-0 by a managerless Saints who remain bottom of the Premier League despite the result, after James Ward-Prowse scored a signature free-kick.
The match that was largely overshadowed by a serious head injury to César Azpilicueta.
After the game, Potter spoke of how he had to “make some changes” after playing in the Champions League earlier in the week, which he said was “difficult against a team that is well prepared”.
Former Aston Villa winger Abgonlahor was furious at the Chelsea manager’s excuses, he said. TalkSPORT: ‘He should be fired for that post-match interview.
Graham Potter blamed ‘rotation’ after his team Chelsea were beaten by Southampton
Gabby Agbonlahor said Chelsea manager should be ‘fired’ for his comments
What are you talking about? You’re playing against a team that’s in disarray, doesn’t have a manager, can’t get back-to-back wins, and you’re complaining that you’ve had to bring [Mykhailo] Mudryk from the bench, you had to start Felix, are you kidding me?
While Chelsea faced quick turnaround after their 1-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, they were still able to field the likes of Enzo Fernández, who arrived for a British record £107m in January, and Joao Félix.
They were also able to bring in England regular Raheem Sterling and £89m Mudryk from the bench.
Are you winding me up? Jamie O’Hara asked as he shared Agbonlahor’s anger.
‘This is Chelsea football club, have you seen their line-up? It is an unreal team.
Potter’s side remain 10th in the league after Saturday’s loss, and are now ten points out of the top four with 15 games to play.
They have now won just twice in their last 14 games in all competitions, leaving the manager under huge pressure.
Southampton’s league position may not have changed, but Saturday’s victory leaves them just three points from safety of 17th as they continue to search for Nathan Jones’ replacement as manager.
The Saints will be in action next in a crucial game against 19th-ranked Leeds next Saturday, while Chelsea travel to Tottenham on Sunday.
The Blues have now won just twice in their last 14 games in all competitions.
Jamie O’Hara asked if Potter was ‘winding him up’ by making excuses given the talent he has available.