West Ham boss Graham Potter admitted he “must do higher” as strain on him mounted following tonight’s 5-1 hammering at home to Chelsea.
Potter’s facet have been abject in shedding 3-0 at Sunderland final weekend however have been arguably even worse on the London Stadium, capitulating defensively after main by means of Lucas Paqueta’s early strike.
Chelsea, regardless of seeing Cole Palmer miss out after he sustained a groin damage within the warm-up, hit again by means of Joao Pedro earlier than objectives from Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Trevoh Chalobah turned the sport round.
The house followers displayed their frustration by both leaving early or booing and Potter acknowledged it was on him to show the state of affairs round.
He mentioned: “I’m the pinnacle coach and I’m liable for for the group and the group isn’t performing in addition to we’d like and the outcomes aren’t what we wish. We have to get extra out of the gamers and that’s my job.
“It’s a collective [responsibility]. As a lot because it’s good to level fingers and blame individuals, all of us must do higher. There’s no person throwing anyone beneath the bus right here.”
Potter abused by West Ham followers
Potter was subjected to abuse from residence followers as he headed for the dressing room after the sport. He added: “I can’t management what individuals say or do, everyone seems to be entitled to their opinions, I’ve to do higher and we’ve to do higher.
“You’re beneath strain on a regular basis. I’m conscious of my tasks and I do know what the sport is like.”
Potter added on Sky Sports activities: “A troublesome night for us, after all. Bitterly dissatisfied with the outcome. With the way of the objectives, we concede after beginning the sport nicely. Too low cost, I believe towards a high group, we’ve to say that, to concede the objectives within the method we’ve is an unattainable job.
“As I mentioned, objectives change video games. Targets have an effect on issues an excessive amount of, and after they’re low cost, like those we gave away, we’ve to do higher. Till you’ll be able to remedy that, it’s all the time tough within the Premier League, particularly towards the highest groups. We’ve to enhance loads.
‘Once you concede the objectives within the method we’ve, it makes it tough. The timing of them as nicely. Wonderful margins once more, however nonetheless over the course of the sport, you place your self ready the place should you open up an excessive amount of and press an excessive amount of, you will get handed by means of. However on the identical time we’re at residence and we have to create some strain and attempt to get on the entrance foot and create some errors, so it was a troublesome night for us.”
Bowen indignant after heavy defeat
Captain Jarrod Bowen lower an indignant determine when requested how he was feeling following the sport.
“I believe you’ll be able to in all probability think about. Fuming. Disappointing. All of the feelings that include being on the again of conceding eight objectives in two video games and never choosing up a degree but,” he mentioned.
“I believe we bought ourselves into a very good place at 1-0 after which I assumed the objectives have been actually low cost on our behalf. We didn’t actually make them work for these three from set items, which we’ve all the time prided ourselves on through the years and a pair extra finishes contained in the six-yard field. We gifted the objectives away and also you try this towards any opposition and we’ve learnt that towards Sunderland final week and right here tonight.”
Estevao shines for Chelsea
Though West Ham have been abject, it was a wonderful show from Chelsea with 18-year-old Estevao Willian sparking as Palmer’s substitute, regardless of being in charge for the hosts’ opening aim.
Blues boss Enzo Maresca mentioned: “He must adapt, he must make many errors to grasp how the Premier League is totally different to in Brazil. We conceded after he did the flick, he wants to grasp however he’s a unbelievable participant.”
On Palmer, Maresca instructed it was nothing too severe, including: “Within the final 4 or 5 days he was not 100 per cent. Within the heat up he felt one thing and we didn’t wish to take any threat to worsen.”
