Joe Cole has come to the defence of Graham Potter as the manager goes through a tough time at Chelsea. With one win in 10 league games the former Brighton man would almost certainly have been fired at any other point in the club's recent history, things have changed though.
With Potter trying to balance a mid-season appointment, a plague of injuries, a massive squad and a host of new signings all settling in he has picked up the poison chalice. These are just some of the reasons that the new owners are yet to pull the plug on their biggest yet investment.
Their staunch defence of Potter comes at the expense of disgruntled matchgoing fans that made their views perfectly clear. It has not yet gotten to the point of banners against the manager but the atmosphere is far from pleasant. This is all a new situation for many a Stamford Bridge but Cole has urged supporters to be lenient on the new coach.
