Graham Potter admits ‘I must do higher’ as stress mounts on West Ham boss after Chelsea thrashing

West Ham boss Graham Potter admitted he “must do higher” as stress on him mounted following tonight’s 5-1 hammering at residence to Chelsea.

Potter’s aspect 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 way of Lucas Paqueta’s early strike.

Chelsea, regardless of seeing Cole Palmer miss out after he sustained a groin harm within the warm-up, hit again by way of 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 top coach and I’m answerable for for the staff and the staff isn’t performing in addition to we’d like and the outcomes aren’t what we wish. 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 folks, all of us need to 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 folks say or do, everyone seems to be entitled to their opinions, I’ve to do higher and we’ve to do higher.

“You’re below stress on a regular basis. I’m conscious of my duties and I do know what the sport is like.”

Potter added on Sky Sports activities: “A tricky night for us, in fact. Bitterly dissatisfied with the outcome. With the way of the objectives, we concede after beginning the sport nicely. Too low cost, I believe in opposition to a prime staff, we’ve to say that, to concede the objectives within the method we’ve is an inconceivable activity.

“As I mentioned, objectives change video games. Objectives have an effect on issues an excessive amount of, and once they’re low cost, like those we gave away, we’ve to do higher. Till you possibly can remedy that, it’s at all times tough within the Premier League, particularly in opposition to the highest groups. We have now to enhance so much.

‘While you concede the objectives within the method we’ve, it makes it tough. The timing of them as nicely. Fantastic margins once more, however nonetheless over the course of the sport, you place your self able the place when you open up an excessive amount of and press an excessive amount of, you will get handed by way of. However on the identical time we’re at residence and we have to create some stress and attempt to get on the entrance foot and create some errors, so it was a troublesome night for us.”

Bowen indignant after heavy defeat

Captain Jarrod Bowen minimize an indignant determine when requested how he was feeling following the sport.

“I believe you possibly can 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 a degree but,” he mentioned.

“I believe we obtained ourselves into a very 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 through the years 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 wonderful show from Chelsea with 18-year-old Estevao Willian sparking as Palmer’s alternative, regardless of being guilty for the hosts’ opening aim.