John Terry has written off Chelsea’s title hopes for the season however has praised Graham Potter and feels he has already stamped his mark on the squad in an analogous strategy to Jose Mourinho again in 2004.
The brand new Blues boss secured the primary win of his reign in a come-from-behind victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday, with the consequence seeing the facet transfer as much as fifth place within the Premier League desk.
In the event that they win their sport in hand, Chelsea can be simply 5 factors adrift of leaders Arsenal however Terry doesn't imagine the Premier League title is a sensible aim this season.
Talking on beIN Sports activities, the previous Blues skipper mentioned: ‘It’s been 5 years since we received the Premier League. Is that going to vary this 12 months? No.
‘So that you’re trying on the FA Cup, Carabao Cup, European Cup… it’s going to be powerful.
‘So then your whole eggs are going to be in two baskets domestically, and really it is advisable hold gamers match so do you relaxation and rotate gamers to verify they get within the prime 4? What’s the precedence? Solely Potter will know that.’
Regardless of not fancying Chelsea’s possibilities of competing for honours this season, Terry is pleased with the appointment of Potter and feels he has already received over a star-studded and generally tough dressing room – simply as Mourinho did almost 20 years in the past.
Requested if the Chelsea job is just too huge for Potter, Terry replied: ‘I actually don’t assume it's. I feel what he did at Brighton was unbelievable and their place within the league speaks for itself.
‘While you converse to anybody throughout the coaching floor or across the place, what he’s carried out on the sector has spoken for itself: the way in which he performs, the formation.
‘But in addition the way in which he's with the gamers, and I feel these days if you happen to’re a younger supervisor it is advisable perceive the gamers. And I feel these younger managers like him perceive the gamers higher than anyone and might relate to them.’
He continued: ‘I feel you get them onside by, day one, everybody goes to be watching. That first assembly, the primary coaching session: how does he conduct himself? How does he maintain himself? Can he deal with this huge dressing room?
‘And if he’s are available in and put his marker down from day one, gamers, go “Ooh whats up”. Just about like we did when Mourinho got here in.
‘No-one had actually heard of him after which he is available in and goes “I’m in cost”. If [Potter] has carried out an analogous factor, each on the pitch and off the pitch, the gamers will respect that.
‘But in addition they’ll be his periods and tactically how he units them up for video games and that facet of it. So that you’ve acquired a two or three day window the place you may go and impress the gamers and by all accounts he’s gone and carried out that – and, pay attention, I hope he does nicely!’
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