Potter pleads for patience from Chelsea fans

Chelsea coach Graham Potter said he understood why fans were asking how much longer he would stay in the job after a latest defeat, but he said the contrasting fortunes of other top club bosses showed how quickly things could turn around.

Speaking after a 2-0 defeat at the home of arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur - the 13th time in 15 games in all competitions that Chelsea have failed to win - Potter said he was frustrated and disappointed by the latest setback.

"Well, there's always that question," he said when asked about the patience of Chelsea's American owners who have so far shown much more restraint than former Blues owner Roman Abramovich would typically fire coaches after a few bad results.

He pointed to the way Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta had led his side to the top of the Premier League this season after coming under fierce criticism from Gunners' fans in previous years when they struggled.

Potter also highlighted Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp's inability to halt the slide in form of his side after winning the Champions League and the Premier League in recent years.

"That's just the nature of football and obviously I haven't done enough for this club to have too much good faith," said the former Brighton & Hove Albion coach - who arrived at Stamford Bridge last September.

Potter added: "Whilst the results are like they are, I accept it. It is part of our job.

"We were talking before the game about watching All or Nothing and Arsenal two years into Mikel's reign, he is close to getting the sack, people are wanting him out and it is a disaster.

"Obviously now things have changed a little bit but that is just the way it is. You look at Jurgen's situation. He hasn't got the results and all of a sudden people want him out.

"That