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Graham Potter admitted Chelsea’s comprehensive FA Cup defeat at Manchester City was “painful” and not good enough as his four-month reign as manager suffered another setback at the Etihad Stadium.
Chelsea fans booed their team off at half-time and full time and also chanted for the former manager Thomas Tuchel and the former owner Roman Abramovich as they endured a fifth defeat in seven matches.
The visitors were 3-0 down by half-time as Pep Guardiola’s team cruised into a fourth-round home tie against Oxford or Arsenal.
“The first half was painful and tough for us all,” the Chelsea manager said. “We were second best to a very, very good side. We are not in a great moment and even though it was a cagey first 20 minutes we couldn’t attack the backline well enough, we couldn’t attack as well as we would like. Manchester City are very good at stopping you doing that but at the same time we struggled.
Chelsea fans booed their team off at half-time and full time and also chanted for the former manager Thomas Tuchel and the former owner Roman Abramovich as they endured a fifth defeat in seven matches.
The visitors were 3-0 down by half-time as Pep Guardiola’s team cruised into a fourth-round home tie against Oxford or Arsenal.
“The first half was painful and tough for us all,” the Chelsea manager said. “We were second best to a very, very good side. We are not in a great moment and even though it was a cagey first 20 minutes we couldn’t attack the backline well enough, we couldn’t attack as well as we would like. Manchester City are very good at stopping you doing that but at the same time we struggled.