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Chelsea boss Potter: I know some fans think I'm rubbish - just like you journalists

Chelsea boss Graham Potter believes that the club's supporters are more than aware of what the owners want to achieve.

The Blues did go through a lot of change in the summer, with co-owner Todd Boehly taking the reins and making significant moves.

With Potter having replaced fan favorite Thomas Tuchel, he believes that Chelsea supporters know how hard the owners will work to make the club a success again.

He stated after a win over Bournemouth, “Of course, I hope they do, but I can also understand that when we're not playing well and things don't look as they would like, everybody gets frustrated. I understand that. I'm not naive, I know there will be people saying I'm not good, or this or that. It's happened throughout my career.

"If you go back to Ostersunds and go on a website from the first 18 months, Potter was rubbish. So that is normal. There will be people in this room who think the same but I can probably give you a lot of evidence to suggest otherwise. Thankfully, they [the owners] have a similar opinion and there has been a lot of support out there for me in terms of interactions I've had with our supporters that understand the situation we're in and are very supportive.

"But haven't been perfect so we have to accept any criticism that comes our way when we don't get the performances and results we want here."

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