West Ham boss Graham Potter admitted he “must do higher” as stress on him mounted following tonight’s 5-1 hammering at home to Chelsea.
Potter’s aspect had been abject in dropping 3-0 at Sunderland final weekend however had been arguably even worse on the London Stadium, capitulating defensively after main by way 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 way 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 stated: “I’m the pinnacle coach and I’m answerable for for the workforce and the workforce 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 folks, all of us must do higher. There’s no person throwing anyone below the bus right here.”
Potter abused by West Ham followers
Potter was subjected to abuse from house followers as he headed for the dressing room after the sport. He added: “I can’t management what folks say or do, everyone seems to be entitled to their opinions, I’ve to do higher and now we have to do higher.
“You’re below stress on a regular basis. I’m conscious of my duties and I do know what the sport is like.”
Potter added on Sky Sports activities: “A tricky night for us, after all. Bitterly disillusioned with the consequence. With the way of the objectives, we concede after beginning the sport effectively. Too low-cost, I believe in opposition to a high workforce, now we have to say that, to concede the objectives within the method now we have is an not possible activity.
“As I stated, objectives change video games. Targets have an effect on issues an excessive amount of, and once they’re low-cost, like those we gave away, now we have to do higher. Till you’ll be able to resolve that, it’s all the time tough within the Premier League, particularly in opposition to the highest groups. Now we have to enhance rather a lot.
‘If you concede the objectives within the method now we have, it makes it tough. The timing of them as effectively. Advantageous margins once more, however however over the course of the sport, you place your self able the place in the event you open up an excessive amount of and press an excessive amount of, you may get handed by way of. However on the identical time we’re at house and we have to create some stress and attempt to get on the entrance foot and create some errors, so it was a troublesome night for us.”
Bowen offended after heavy defeat
Captain Jarrod Bowen reduce an offended determine when requested how he was feeling following the sport.
“I believe you’ll be able to most likely 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 stated.
“I believe we acquired ourselves into a extremely good place at 1-0 after which I assumed the objectives had 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 do this in opposition to any opposition and we’ve learnt that in opposition to Sunderland final week and right here tonight.”
Estevao shines for Chelsea
Though West Ham had been abject, it was a positive show from Chelsea with 18-year-old Estevao Willian sparking as Palmer’s alternative, regardless of being guilty for the hosts’ opening aim.
Blues boss Enzo Maresca stated: “He must adapt, he must make many errors to know how the Premier League is completely different to in Brazil. We conceded after he did the flick, he wants to know however he’s a unbelievable participant.”
On Palmer, Maresca instructed it was nothing too critical, 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.”
