Graham Potter is still having a hard time, Eric ten Hag sees his team, and Bukayo Saka is hailed as “The King”.
Here are the headlines for today’s English football news.
Weekend Snack: Potter’s safe — but he’s a primp
The Mirror reported that Graham Potter continued to support the management despite Chelsea’s home defeat by Southampton.
Something not everyone is happy with. Former Premier League players Jamie O’Hara and Gabi Agbonlahor got involved in a heated discussion on TalkSport after Potter defended the loss by saying they needed to change their starting line-up.
“When you make these kinds of changes it can be difficult against a team that is so well prepared,” said Potter, whose side played a Champions League match against Dortmund earlier this week (and lost).
Jimmy O’Hara never uttered the words:
– This guy, Graham Potter, drives me crazy by saying “it is the way it is” and “we needed to make some changes”. This is Chelsea. Have you seen the eleven starting today? It’s an idiot team.
Former Aston Villa player Agbonlahor went further:
– He should be fired after that interview. what are you talking about? They don’t have a head coach! You face a team that is in complete disarray, can’t win two games in a row, and complain about what?
However, many other thinkers believe that Potter should be given more time, despite having won his last ten league games.
Quote of the Week: Criticisms of the Ten Hag
– We were lucky until the end of the first half. It was an amazing goal. The rest was rubbish, says Erik ten Hag bluntly of Manchester United’s first half against Leicester. The match that ended 3-0.
Weekend Match: Souness’ domarylska
Marcel Sabitzer was lucky not to see the red card after a knee tackle on Leicester defender Woot Weiss.
Like manager Brendan Rodgers, Sky analyst Graeme Souness believes the Man United player should have gone.
– I don’t care what some referees who don’t play football themselves say. Soness says, this is a parcel.
Weekend Condition: Super-Sub Son
Son Heung-Min has now scored four league goals in two appearances as a substitute (three in the 4-2 win over Leicester City last fall). As a rookie, there was only one complete hit in twenty games.
Weekend Review: Rice Tactics Questions
Declan Rice questions David Moyes’ tactics after defeat to Tottenham. The midfielder felt West Ham’s forwards were hampered by the line-up during Sunday’s derby.
– When you play a five or three line, as we have set it up today, you leave the attackers partially isolated once the ball reaches them. They didn’t have enough support around them, says Rice according to the Daily Mail.
A 0-2 defeat means West Ham are 18th in the table.
Weekend Victory Gesture: Saka’s Salute to the King
Bukayo Saka likes to change his target gestures. After the Englishman’s goal against Aston Villa (4-2) this weekend, he ran to the corner flag. Tribute to club legend Thierry Henry who celebrated the same way after a goal for France.
“Hail to the King,” Saka explains on his Instagram.