Marc Cucurella has backed Graham Potter to be a hit at Chelsea regardless of his unconvincing begin to life at Stamford Bridge.
Potter changed Thomas Tuchel within the dugout in September, and started his reign with a nine-match unbeaten run.
Nonetheless, Chelsea misplaced 4 of their remaining 5 matches earlier than the mid-season break, leaving some questioning whether or not he’s the proper man for the job. Cucurella, who performed below Potter at Brighton final season, is satisfied that the Englishman will flip issues round, and has revealed that the gamers are treating the resumption of the Premier League as a recent begin.
Graham Potter is below strain after Chelsea misplaced 4 of their final 5 video games earlier than the World Cup
Marc Cucurella is satisfied that Potter will get issues proper at Chelsea if he’s given time
‘That is perhaps one other season. It’s actually good for us, the final video games earlier than the break we did not play too good or get outcomes however it is a new season,’ the defender advised The Solar.
‘We’ve got to remain collectively, play good soccer and win video games.’
Chelsea have developed a popularity for sacking managers at common intervals, and new proprietor Todd Boehly determined to do away with Tuchel simply 4 months after taking management of the membership.
The strain seems to be constructing on Potter, however Cucurella has identified that 47-year-old additionally began slowly at Brighton earlier than thriving on the South Coast, indicating that he deserves to be given time.
‘I used to be actually blissful at Brighton with him and now he has come right here and I feel it’s good for me and the remainder of the crew. He is an effective coach as a result of his thought of soccer is attacking.
‘All of it’s a course of. The primary season with Graham in Brighton the outcomes weren’t good, they stayed down within the desk.
Cucurella is aware of Potter properly from their time collectively at Brighton, and believes Chelsea followers have to belief the method and outcomes will come
‘They continued with the identical concepts, working, working and dealing. Then, final season and this season they performed actually good with the identical concepts.
‘We have to work and perceive his concepts and the outcomes will arrive.’
Chelsea have been away in Abu Dhabi whereas the World Cup has been on, as these not competing within the match get into form forward of the second half of the season.
Regardless of Armando Broja struggling a season-ending harm in a pleasant with Aston Villa, Cucurella believes the time away has been optimistic, and has allowed the gamers to turn out to be extra aware of Potter’s strategies.
Cucurella feels getting extra time on the coaching floor has helped the gamers
‘After he arrived, it was tough coaching as a result of there are quite a lot of video games,’ Cucurella mentioned.
‘These weeks gave us time for coaching to organize for the second half of the season. It’s good coaching collectively since you perceive the gamers and your team-mates’ actions.
‘All of the modifications are tough. We’ve got quite a lot of gamers to come back with a brand new supervisor, not quite a lot of coaching time as a result of we play quite a lot of video games.
‘We have to know his concepts after which play collectively — these weeks have been superb for us.’
