West Ham boss Graham Potter admitted he “must do higher” as strain on him mounted following tonight’s 5-1 hammering at home to Chelsea.
Potter’s facet 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 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 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 scenario round.
He mentioned: “I’m the pinnacle coach and I’m chargeable for for the group and the group isn’t performing in addition to we’d like and the outcomes aren’t what we would like. 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 individuals, all of us should do higher. There’s no one throwing anyone below the bus right here.”
Potter abused by West Ham followers
Potter was subjected to abuse from residence followers as he headed for the dressing room after the sport. He added: “I can’t management what individuals 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 strain on a regular basis. I’m conscious of my tasks and I do know what the sport is like.”
Potter added on Sky Sports activities: “A troublesome night for us, after all. Bitterly dissatisfied with the end result. With the way of the objectives, we concede after beginning the sport effectively. Too low cost, I feel in opposition to a prime group, now we have to say that, to concede the objectives within the method now we have is an unimaginable job.
“As I mentioned, objectives change video games. Objectives have an effect on issues an excessive amount of, and after they’re low cost, like those we gave away, now we have to do higher. Till you may clear up that, it’s at all times tough within the Premier League, particularly in opposition to the highest groups. Now we have to enhance quite a bit.
‘While you concede the objectives within the method now we have, it makes it tough. The timing of them as effectively. Fantastic margins once more, however however over the course of the sport, you set your self ready the place if you happen to open up an excessive amount of and press an excessive amount of, you may get handed by. However on the identical time we’re at residence and we have to create some strain and attempt to get on the entrance foot and create some errors, so it was a tricky night for us.”
Bowen indignant after heavy defeat
Captain Jarrod Bowen lower an indignant determine when requested how he was feeling following the sport.
“I feel you may in all probability 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 some extent but,” he mentioned.
“I feel we acquired ourselves into a extremely good place at 1-0 after which I believed 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 at all times prided ourselves on over time and a pair extra finishes contained in the six-yard field. We gifted the objectives away and also you try 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 substitute, regardless of being guilty for the hosts’ opening objective.
Blues boss Enzo Maresca mentioned: “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 implausible participant.”
On Palmer, Maresca steered 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 need to take any danger to worsen.”
