Pressure is mounting on Chelsea manager Graham Potter after their latest defeat to Tottenham Hotspur but his post-match comments on Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp are simply wrong.
The former Brighton boss succeeded Thomas Tuchel at the helm of Stamford Bridge after owner Todd Bohely rushed to sack the Champions League-winning and domestic cup finalist in September. But Chelsea have won just twice in the Premier League since their 2-0 away win over Aston Villa in October, and Potter's side have scored only four times in 2023.
Following their most recent disappointment against Spurs, who are currently headed by Cristian Stellini in Antonio Conte's absence, Potter decided to compare the pressure mounting on him to Arsenal's Mikel Arteta, before the Gunners upturn in fortunes this season, as well as the Reds' most successful manager in recent history, Jurgen Klopp.
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On Sunday, he said: "Well, there's always that question, absolutely. And you can't stop the questions. And while the results are like they are, I accept them - it's part of the job.
"We were talking before the game about watching All or Nothing and Arsenal, two years into Mikel's reign he's close to getting the sack and people are wanting him out and it's a disaster. And now things have changed a little bit - and that's just the way it is.
"If you look at Jurgen's situation - they haven't got results and all of a sudden people want him out, that's just the nature of football," he added. "Obviously I haven't done enough at this club to have too much good faith, and I also accept that.
"My job is not to worry too much about that, to understand the question and where it comes from, totally, and to focus on keep helping the team and keep supporting the players, because I really like these players. They're good lads and they want to win, but at the moment we're suffering - and that's my responsibility."
Football is a strange game, and for Liverpool it has been a surreal fall from grace. Indeed the majority of this season has been spent in struggle despite chasing an unprecedented quadruple a matter of months ago.
Liverpool's season so far this campaign has been far from pleasing and tough to watch in parts. The form has ebbed and flowed but suggestions that there have been legitimate calls for ending the reign of Klopp in its seventh year are more than outlandish.
Gary Neville speaks a lot about having "credit in the bank" and that four-word phrase has been banded around during Liverpool's struggles this season. Since 2018, Liverpool have been in three Champions League finals, winning one, adding a Premier League title and both domestic cups in that time - throw in the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup for good measure. Plenty of credit indeed.
Have some decisions from the boss been questionable? Perhaps. Have the players performed below expectations? Yes. Should Jurgen Klopp step aside and allow a fresh face and mindset to take Liverpool forward? No, to put it bluntly.
Irrespective of having a different billionaire businessman at the helm at Stamford Bridge, managers in the dugout haven't had their fair share of time. Case and point with Tuchel becoming the first dismissal a matter of months into Bohely's tenure.
Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich became notorious for his decision-making when it came to managerial changes.
Jose Mourinho, the most successful Premier League manager in their history, sacked twice. Avram Grant was his replacement, sacked. Luis Felipe Scolari, the same - this time after seven months. Carlo Ancelotti, who has multiple Champions League winners medals including a FA Cup winners medal from his time in west London, axed in his second season.
The list goes on.
Potter is staring down the barrel with the growing possibility of being a second managerial sacking of the season in west London.
He is seemingly facing the very real prospect of being sacked, and after 18 games, he has five wins and seven losses. Chelsea may have a wild history of hiring and sacking managers but things are different at Anfield.
Even if Liverpool are struggling, there is no tactician currently out there who would come close to transforming fortunes on and off the pitch plus achieving the success that the former Borussia Dortmund manager has during his time in the Premier League.
Indeed, fans will remain patient and that will translate to the boardroom as Klopp is given time and backing to complete Liverpool's transition.
Potter can only hope he's afforded a similar luxury as the natives of west London continue to grow restless.
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