Potter reveals a threatening email wishing the death of the Chelsea boss and his family

Potter reveals a threatening email wishing the death of the Chelsea boss and his family

Graham Potter speaking at a press conference on Friday

Chelsea boss Graham Potter has revealed he has received messages wishing death to himself and his family during his brief stint at Stamford Bridge.

Potter, whose team travel to face Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, has struggled to build a winning side since replacing Thomas Tuchel in September.

While Chelsea have bought extensively, putting together a massive squad at great expense, Chelsea Potter sits 10th and almost certain to miss out on a top four finish.

The head coach has faced criticism in recent times, with last week’s 1-0 home defeat to Southampton the lowest point of his reign.

Chelsea have scored just six goals in their last 11 Premier League games and scored more than a goal in just one of their last 14 league games.

While some fans still showed patience, others turned against Potter, and a minority expressed their disappointment viciously.

Potter said on Friday: “If you go to work and someone swears at you it’s not good. If you’re called the worst person in the history of the club.”

“I want to be successful here. There’s some bullshit I don’t care about. My response is, ‘Where’s the proof?’.

“Not that I’m going to let you do it, but you can ask my family how my life has been for me and for them. That’s not fun at all.”

He remains “incredibly grateful” to have a job at Chelsea and knows few people would downplay the problem of a highly paid football coach.

“But if you ask me, ‘Was it hard, was it hard, is that nice to hear?’, as much as I get, I get some not-so-great emails that want me dead and want my kids dead. This is mustn’t be… fun,” said Potter.