(Reuters) - Chelsea manager Graham Potter has described running the team as 'probably the hardest job in football', but said he is not looking for sympathy as he tries to salvage their season amid an injury crisis and after a summer of radical change across all areas of the club.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Chelsea - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - November 12, 2022 Chelsea manager Graham Potter before the match REUTERS/Scott Heppell
Potter said expectations have remained high at Stamford Bridge despite a change in ownership in May, when a consortium headed by Todd Boehly completed a 4.25 billion pound takeover and restructured the club. "It is a challenge, stimulating and ridiculously hard. I think it is probably the hardest job in football because of that leadership change and the expectations because of, rightly, where people see Chelsea," Potter said before Chelsea's trip to Fulham on Thursday.
"I obviously didn't think we'd lose 10 first-team players ... I also acknowledge that I am the head coach and when we lose I'm to blame."
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