Graham Potter joked that it was a 'crisis meeting' that made him late for the Chelsea press conference ahead of playing Tottenham on Sunday.
The Blues manager has been under pressure after the damaging loss to Southampton and has felt the brunt of fan frustration in the week leading up the London derby.
With one win in 10 games and currently working with the worst record of any Chelsea manager Potter is fighting to keep his job as a key run of fixtures come up. Starting with Tottenham away on Sunday, Chelsea then host historic rivals Leeds before the crunch Champions League last-16 second leg against Borussia Dortmund.