Chelsea boss Graham Potter admits he’d like more time with the players on the training pitch.
Potter makes his Premier League debut as Chelsea manager tomorrow at Crystal Palace.
He said, “I don’t want to be that guy asking for time but the coaching process, that type of development it helps if you have time. I understand we’re in a world where there isn’t a lot of patience either. I’ve never been one of those guys that ask for time. All I can do is try my best, try to improve and whatever people think on the outside is out of my control.
“It’s a challenge. We’d all like an ideal world but this is not an ideal world and I’m certainly not going to complain about that. It’s what I have to deal with and what we have to work with. We have to be smart with how we work, smart with how we use our time. In a world with lots of challenges, I don’t think they want to hear me complaining about less time on the pitch.
“I’ve been really positively happy with how everyone has welcomed me, the feeling I’ve got at Cobham, the training ground, the players have been amazing, very open, very honest, there’s a really good group here with good experienced players and nice young ones who are also ambitious. Good group, good mix, it’s just been really surreal because we haven’t had games and went into an international break. Looking forward to getting going tomorrow.”
