‘The emails are not pleasant to receive …’ – Chelsea manager Graham Potter talks about reciving death threats and abuse via emails
Chelsea football club has not had a good time in recent months as Graham Potter has come under severe pressure from fans. The club has recorded two wins from 14 games across all competitions. They have scored five goals since November. The fans have not taken kindly to the club’s recent performances and there has been a sense of animosity to Potter.
Potter has now dropped some stunning revelations that he has received gruesome threats from so-called supporters, who want to see the last of Potter saying that they “want me to die and want my kids to die”. Potter has been under the scanner ever since he took over the reins of Chelsea from former manager Thomas Tuchel.
It is a challenge to go through this amidst work – Graham Potter
“As much as I’ve had support, I’ve had some not particularly nice emails come through that want me to die and want my kids to die,” said Potter during his recent press conference. “So that’s obviously not pleasant to receive. You have got to take the situation for what it is, take the criticism, but don’t get drawn into stuff that is incorrect. Try to have perspective but at the same time acknowledge the criticism and bad feeling. That’s how it should be,” he said.
“It’s a challenge and if you go to work and somebody is swearing abuse at you it’s not going to be pleasant.” Potter initially began his pre-match press conference, which was supposed to preview Chelsea’s clash against Tottenham Hotspur, with some classic gallows humour, striding towards his desk before saying “sorry I’m late guys, I’ve just come out of a crisis meeting”.
Potter also said that his mental health suffered after he received abuses via email. Chelsea also said that all the required help has been given to Potter and his family. They are ranked 10 in the Premier League. Spurs assistant manager Cristian Stellini says that Potter is a “great manager”. The Blues remain committed to backing Potter and say that they still trust in his processes and methods which will help the club in the long run.
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