January 11, 2023
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00:00 Intro
00:10 on Joao Felix
He's a quality player, can make a difference in the final third of the pitch, young but has had good experience. He's a quality player that gives everyone a lift
1:00 Potential to feature vs Fulham?
Graham Potter confirms Joao Felix trained this morning. Says the club are waiting on confirmation from the Premier League as to whether he is registered for tomorrow's game
2:00 Latest team news?
Pierre is fine and he will be in the squad. Christian [Pulisic] is a couple of months (!) we think. Raheem is less, hopefully less than that. Ruben and Ben Chilwell getting closer. Reece was out on the grass today, not training with the team but on his own. N'Golo is training on his own but a long way to go.
3:00 Pressure at Chelsea?
You always feel pressure, the higher you go the more pressure/noise on the outside. At a club like Chelsea, when you don't get the results you want, there is noise and criticism. You have to keep trying to improve, stay strong and get through.
4:30 Expect Fulham to play with courage?
They'll play with courage, personality. The points they have are not an accident. They're up there on merit and it's a London derby that we're looking forward to it.
5:20 How do you handle the criticism?
You have to understand it's part of the job. You have to look at my colleagues in a similar position, Pep was criticised in his first season, Mikel [Arteta], Jurgen Klopp in his early seasons.
Football is emotional and when you lose you don't think about it, you feel it: the pain, discomfort. Sometimes it's hard to understand the why and it's easier to blame somebody. I'm not saying I've been perfect but it's always very complex. You try to put it into perspective and remember I am capable.
7:00 Speak to the owners?
I'm in regular dialogue with all the owners, two or three times a week. They've been nothing but supportive
8:10 How much time will you need?
If you look at what we have at the moment, and where we're at with the players we've got out, it can skew the picture a little bit. If we have those guys back, the picture changes. I don't think we're as far away as it looks from the outside. You have to go window to window to improve the squad, develop the culture and football idea.
9:20 Top four still the ambition?
We've got a lot of points to play but I would be wasting my time if I was focused on the next day's training and next match. We can improve a lot and be a lot more positive quickly with results, players and performances. The picture can change quickly.
10:10 Can Felix solve the No.9 problem?
My thoughts are that you have to fix the team and it's not just one person to solve your problems. You have to fix the team, attack better, create more chances. Then whoever is playing there can score and we can win.
11:00 Can Felix make an immediate impact?
He's been training and had game time, so from a physical perspective he can go in. It's always a bit of an unknown going from one country to another b
By HaytersTV
