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Felix red mist another blow for Chelsea and Potter

Felix red mist another blow for Chelsea and Potter

Published January 13,2023


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Chelsea supervisor Graham Potter mentioned “the hits keep coming” after his new signing Joao Felix was despatched off on his Premier League debut because the Blues misplaced 2-1 at Fulham on Thursday.

The Portugal ahead, who joined Chelsea on Wednesday from Atletico Madrid till the tip of the season, was proven a purple card within the 58th minute of the west London derby for a reckless deal with on Fulham defender Kenny Tete whereas the rating was 1-1.

Felix, whose mortgage signing value Chelsea a reported 9 million kilos, is now set to overlook the following three league matches in opposition to Crystal Palace, Liverpool and Fulham.

Chelsea additionally misplaced midfielder Denis Zakaria to damage within the second half.

“It was another blow, the hits keep coming, I thought he (Felix) was very good up until then,” Potter instructed BT Sport.

“It was a forward’s tackle and I understand why he was sent off. It sums up where we are at the moment – everything that can go wrong, is going wrong.”

Carlos Vinicius scored the decisive objective within the second half after Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly had cancelled out Willian’s opening strike.

Chelsea have misplaced six of their final eight matches in all competitions and the defeat at Fulham dealt one other blow to their probabilities of qualifying for the Champions League, leaving them tenth within the Premier League standings and 10 factors adrift of fourth-placed Manchester United, who’ve a recreation in hand.

“It is at the moment it’s tough for sure I feel for the supporters and everyone connected with the club,” added Potter, who left Brighton & Hove Albion in September to take cost of Chelsea after Thomas Tuchel, who led the group to the Champions League title in 2021, was sacked by new proprietor Todd Boehly.

“There were positives there, just missed chances final bits. There’s no other solution, keep focused go to the next match and try to get three points,” Potter mentioned.

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