Graham Potter says Chelsea ‘didn't deserve’ to take all three factors from Sunday’s 1-1 draw away to Nottingham Forest, whereas he supplied no replace on the looming arrival of Benoit Badiashile.
The Blues took the lead in reasonably weird circumstances, with a clearance from Willy Boly looping excessive up into the air and bouncing off the crossbar into the trail of Raheem Sterling, who fired house from shut vary.
However a bodily Forest aspect prompted the west Londoners issues all through they usually deservedly equalised mid-way by way of the second half when the ball ricocheted to Serge Aurier from a nook and he did brilliantly to volley previous Kepa Arrizabalaga.
The outcome leaves Chelsea seven factors adrift of the highest 4 and Potter admits his aspect weren't ok on the day to beat Forest.
Chatting with Sky Sports activities after the sport, the Chelsea boss stated: ‘A tough-earned level, towards a crew which are arrange properly. They put us underneath strain second half.
‘Our efficiency stage wasn’t ok to take the three factors. We didn’t transfer the ball quick sufficient, we didn’t have sufficient motion. Pierre [Emerick Aubameyang] had a superb likelihood however it will’ve been unfair to take the three factors.
‘When the sport turned a bit extra uncontrolled we suffered with the duels and struggled to take care of that facet. It’s a tricky sport, Forest performed a superb sport however we’re disenchanted with our efficiency over the 90 minutes.’
On Chelsea’s top-four hopes, he continued: ‘For us it’s concerning the subsequent sport and the way we enhance. We’ve bought a protracted approach to go by way of how we would like the crew to look and the efficiency stage.
‘So for us I feel it will be a mistake to fret about what can occur in 5 months’ time. I feel we have to put together for the subsequent match and get our efficiency stage higher and extra constant. That’s the method and that’s what we have to do.’
Earlier on Sunday, experiences emerged that Chelsea had lastly agreed a £34million payment with Monaco for defender Badiashile, with the Frenchman flying to London to endure a medical on Monday, however Potter refused to discuss the hypothesis.
Requested about experiences that Badiashile has a medical scheduled for Monday, Potter stated: ‘Till anyone has instructed me that anyone has been signed it will be unfair of me to remark. I’ve been specializing in the crew. I've no updates. Sorry.’
On whether or not the window is a distraction, he added at his press convention: ‘It’s part of the season that all of us need to take care of, so it’s not like I’m complaining about it.
‘However clearly they’re human beings, each one is, and whereas the window is open there’s noise, there’s 24-hour media that needs to be crammed with one thing.
‘The January window offers folks the chance to discuss issues and it’s regular, however that’s a part of modern-day soccer that we've to only take care of.’
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