Potter hails Fofana and Koulibaly

Following the Blues’ weekend win over Leeds United in the Premier League, manager Graham Potter was full of praises for defenders Wesley Fofana and Kalidou Koulibaly.

Thanks to Fofana, Chelsea were able to win all three points against Leeds United in a match that could have led to Potter’s sack if the result had been the other way.

Hailing the two players, Potter said: ‘With Kalidou, sometimes it’s not easy just to land and hit the ground, it isn’t as straight-forward as that. There’s been a lot of change and transition here but he’s a great guy, he wants the team to do well.

‘He cares and I felt he helped Wesley and he helped Benoit [Badiashile], two young players, and he showed a leadership and a calmness which was important for us. So I’m really happy for him.

‘We’ve missed Wesley. It was the Milan game at home when he had his injury, that’s a long time ago. He brings something different – his physicality, he defends big spaces, allows you to defend a little bit higher up the pitch because he’s got the pace and the physicality to recover. Then in the box he can attack the ball well, so he’s an important player for us.’