Graham Potter will still be in charge of Chelsea when they travel to face Tottenham on Sunday

Graham Potter is set to take charge of Chelsea’s trip to Tottenham on Sunday despite reports of a crisis meeting with technical director Christopher Vivell to address their unravelling season

  • Chelsea are in freefall this season after losing to basement boys Southampton 
  • The Blues are standing by Graham Potter and he’ll take charge of trip to Spurs
  • It comes amid reports that technical director Christopher Vivell held crisis talks

Graham Potter will still be in charge of Chelsea when they travel to face Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, despite reports of a crisis meeting to discuss his team’s alarming form.

Potter has found himself under huge scrutiny at Stamford Bridge after their 1-0 home loss to Southampton – with fans growing restless and some calling for the former Brighton boss to be sacked after five months in the job. 

He has guided the team to just one win all calendar year and the Blues are struggling in mid-table despite a £600million outlay on players across both the summer and winter transfer windows. 

Reports emerged on Wednesday morning that technical director Christopher Vivell held a crisis meeting to address their turbulent season earlier this week.

However, Sportsmail understands there has been no such meeting and Potter will be in the dugout against Tottenham this weekend as he aims to turn his side’s season around.

Graham Potter will still be in charge of Chelsea when they travel to face Tottenham on Sunday

Graham Potter will still be in charge of Chelsea when they travel to face Tottenham on Sunday 

The struggling Blues have now won just two games in 14 under Potter this season

Vivell was appointed by Chelsea in December following a stint at RB Leipzig and has been key to an overhaul of the club. 

Potter faced boos from the Chelsea fans after their dismal defeat by the Saints last week, with the basement boys pulling off a stunning win despite being without a manager.

Sportsmail reported this week that the club’s owners are sticking by their coach despite calls for him to be axed, with Chelsea looking to Arsenal’s example of keeping faith with Mikel Arteta. 

There is a sense that Potter should be allowed time to enforce his own principles on their expensively assembled squad, in the same way Arteta was backed, before he should be judged.

Chelsea’s American owners have invested significantly into Potter’s vision for the club, recruiting a number of administrative and recruitment staff from Brighton who are aligned with their current head coach’s way of thinking.

Chelsea owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali are still backing Potter to turn things around

Chelsea owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali are still backing Potter to turn things around

The prospect of dismissing Potter now would raise serious questions over those backroom appointments just months into their restructuring.

However, the club’s loyalty to Potter could come into question should the team’s run of poor results continue – and the coach has a huge upcoming game against Tottenham that could define his tenure. 

Potter – who gave his side a scheduled two days off after the defeat by Southampton – now has four days to prepare for the pivotal game against their rivals, knowing victory could kick-start their season. 

His side are 10th in the Premier League table after just two wins from 14 games. 

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