Last Updated: February 25, 2023, 07:01 IST
Graham Potter is conscious endurance is carrying skinny. (AP Photo)
Supporters known as for Graham Potter to be sacked all through their final Premier League, with private assaults in direction of him on social media additionally rising
Under-fire Chelsea supervisor Graham Potter has acquired emails threatening him and his household.
Potter revealed on Friday he has been focused by an nameless account after Chelsea’s dismal season hit a brand new low with a 1-0 residence defeat in opposition to Southampton final weekend.
Chelsea are languishing in tenth place and have gained solely two of their final 14 matches.
Supporters known as for Potter to be sacked all through the Southampton debacle, with private assaults in direction of him on social media additionally rising.
But worryingly for Potter, threats at the moment are being despatched straight to the previous Brighton boss, who succeeded the sacked Thomas Tuchel in September.
“You might ask my household how life has been for me and for them. It’s been not nice in any respect. I perceive supporters go residence and so they’re aggravated as a result of the group aren’t successful,” Potter stated.
“I’ve had some not notably good emails come by, that need me to die and wish my children to die.
“That’s obviously not pleasant to receive. If you’ve been asked for four months if you’re under pressure, because (the media) need to sell stuff – what do you expect, in the end?
“You know there’s a problem when the email address it’s been sent from is ‘Potter bastard at Gmail dot com’.”
Despite the abuse, Potter is attempting to stay constructive forward of the London derby at Tottenham on Sunday.
“I would like to succeed right here. There’s nonsense (being stated) that I don’t care. Where does that come from? Where’s your proof on that? Ask my household. People have a notion I don’t care – what’s that primarily based on? How have you learnt?” he said.
“If you go to work and somebody’s swearing abuse at you, it’s not going to be pleasant.
“You can answer it two ways. I could say I don’t care, but you know I’m lying. Everyone cares what people think, because we’re hardwired to be socially connected.”
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