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Bobby Vincent

Why Mauricio Pochettino is the right man to replace Graham Potter as next Chelsea manager

Mauricio Pochettino is the right man to take over at Chelsea if Graham Potter leaves his position.

Potter has come under immense pressure in recent days following Chelsea's 1-0 defeat to relegation-threatened Southampton at the weekend. The 47-year-old's side have won just one of their last 10 matches in all competitions and his team were booed off by the Stamford Bridge faithful after their latest outing.

However, despite the pressure from the supporters, football.london understands Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali – for now, at least – remain supportive of Potter and the job he is doing. There remains a strong appreciation of the work the Chelsea head coach is doing behind the scenes at Cobham and an acceptance that a long-term job is on his hands in order to turn around the club's fortunes on the pitch.

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