BBC pundit Garth Crooks has told Todd Boehly it would be unwise to continue to back Graham Potter as Chelsea manager.
This is despite the Blues finally returning to winning ways with a close 1-0 victory over Leeds United.
The manager rolled the dice for what could have been the final time on Saturday, as he knew anything less than a win would likely bring his spell at Stamford Bridge to an end.
He has a superb Wesley Fofana performance to thank mostly for the victory, with the defender even popping up with the only goal in the second half.
While the win may have temporarily eased talk of the manager’s firing, it is likely to be the hot topic of conversation again if Chelsea don’t make it through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Boehly warned of backing Potter
They face Borussia Dortmund tomorrow, with them needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg.
Boehly has so far been firm in his stance that he is sticking with the manager despite the dire string of results.
However, Crooks has warned that the American cannot continue to go against supporters’ wishes forever.
He said: “Owner Todd Boehly insists he will stick with Graham Potter regardless and let his plan come to fruition. Plan? What plan? If he has got any sense he will do precisely what his fans end up telling him to do where Potter is concerned and like it. Otherwise it will be his name they are chanting and it won’t be pleasant.”
The universal feeling amongst Chelsea supporters has been that the job just seems too big a step for the former Brighton man.
However, it does seem as if he will be given the Dortmund game to try and turn that around.
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