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Ruben Loftus-Cheek has leapt to the defence of ‘fantastic’ Graham Potter.
Midfielder Loftus-Cheek admits Chelsea have been ‘mediocre’ recently and their players are in debt to under-fire head coach Potter for defending them amid the flak flying their way due to the poor form.
Loftus-Cheek’s words back up Potter’s insistence that he has the support of his players, even if faith maybe fading in other quarters.
Potter has also been adamant that talk means little and it is actions that count, making their dogged performance and result in edging out Leeds more significant.
Loftus-Cheek said: ‘We definitely owe it to the manager. He is obviously a fantastic manager, no can argue against that after what he has done with Brighton and other things.
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has leapt to the defence of ‘fantastic’ Graham Potter
The Blues' boss has been under huge scrutiny for the club's poor form this season
Chelsea picked up just their second win in 12 games after beating Leeds 1-0 on Saturday
‘It is up to us as well. We have massive respect for the manager, the way he has been sitting in front of the media with us in this poor form. And he has stuck up for us