Graham Potter remains under intense pressure at Stamford Bridge. The Chelsea boss' job is under threat after the latest in a long line of poor results came against Spurs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.
Spurs is a game Chelsea can almost always bank on winning, with Tottenham having only won seven of the 61 Premier League meetings between the sides before Sunday. But goals from Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane ensured that number became eight to ramp up the pressure on Potter.
Chelsea have won just one of their last 11 matches in all competitions and two in their last 16. They sit tenth in the Premier League table and if they do not overturn a one-goal deficit against Borussia Dortmund next week, will be out of the Champions League too.
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football.london understands that despite the increasing pressure on Potter's shoulders, the former Brighton boss does retain the support of Todd Boehly and the board, although there are concerns over the feeling in the fanbase.
Chelsea have four big games coming up, before a run of matches against teams above them in the Premier League table to end the season - with the Blues having not beaten a team above them at all so far this season.
It had been reported that the next two games are crucial for Potter, who admits he cannot rely on goodwill from the board forever. Speaking after the defeat to Tottenham he said: "I know the responsibility. Results are not good enough for this club. I'm not happy with them. I take full responsibility for those results.
"If results aren't good enough, which they aren't at the moment, you can't rely on support forever. My job is to keep going, to try and change the moment. The players are hurting. It's a tough moment for us."
Chelsea face old rivals Leeds United this weekend, before that Champions League last-16 second leg against Dortmund at Stamford Bridge next Tuesday. But while the next couple of games are deemed critical by some, the Guardian report that is not necessarily the case.
According to them Boehly and the board are "determined to give Graham Potter time to turn around the club’s fortunes and do not want to make a decision on his future based on the next two games".
football.london understands, as mentioned above, that Potter has support for now, but as the head coach himself has admitted, that support will not last forever.
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