Chelsea played out their FA Cup match against Manchester City as if in a daze, and this can't solely be explained by their lengthy injury list. twoht
Date published: Sunday 8th January 2023 9:07 -
And for all the injuries, this was a Chelsea performance that raised questions about how the first-team squad is functioning behind the scenes. Because, as Alan Shearer mentioned shortly after the players had departed the pitch at half-time, no amount of injuries could account for a lethargic and sloppy performance against a purring Manchester City team who were only too happy to take full advantage.
It seems strange to say it, considering that Chelsea are now automatically linked with every footballer valued at more than £30m, but that’s the sort of luxury that Graham Potter could do with at the moment. The games keep coming thick and fast and the injuries continue to mount up. Are injuries and the apparent faith of the owners enough to keep Potter in his position? It’s true to say that Chelsea became famous for having an itchy trigger-finger under Roman Abramovich, but Abramovich is long gone now and Thomas Tuchel was inherited, even if his departure just over a month into the season did seem to indicate that this particular tic had been assumed by the new owners from the old..
Eight minutes later, Phil Foden scored a third as Chelsea melted around them. At the sound of the half-time whistle, there was already booing coming from the travelling supporters.Manchester City took their foot off the gas. Or perhaps a mixture of all of the aforementioned happened. Potter introduced
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