Potter replies critics after defeat to Brighton

Chelsea manager Graham Potter has sent a message to the club’s fans as well as his critics.

Potter came under criticism after the Blues lost 4-1 to his former side in the Premier League over the weekend.

The Blues manager in a statement to the club fans said they must be ready to endure pain before they become a major title contender.

“It’s not about the players necessarily. It’s about all of us; it’s collective, including myself. How we can do better.

“I have to do better, we have to do better. We will.

“We got off to a really bad start [against Brighton]. But you have to have that sometimes if you want to make progress. If you think that the line is going to go straight up, it’s impossible.

“Unless there is another way. Whenever you are trying to learn or master something, get better, you need to sometimes have a step back, have a bad spell or suffer to grow and get better.”

Chelsea will during the weekend return to action in the UCL.