Former Premier League footballer John Barnes believes that Chelsea should give more time to Graham Potter after calls for him to be sacked increased over the weekend. Many Blues fans were hoping their run of three consecutive Premier League draws would end with a win as the Blues took on bottom club and managerless Southampton, but those stalemates were instead replaced with a defeat.
James Ward-Prowse's free-kick extended Chelsea's winless run to five games just a few days after their Champions League loss to Borussia Dortmund, with pressure subsequently piling on Potter. "After a 1-0 defeat at home, any criticism you get is understandable," he told reporters after the game. "I’m sure there will be people out there that think I’m the problem, absolutely. I don’t think they’re right but I’m not arrogant enough to say their opinion isn’t worth articulating.
"My job is to help the team, keep working through a team period, we’ve had to make some changes today and the truth is we took a step back in our performance in the first half. The response in the second half was good, but it wasn’t good enough."
