Graham Potter booed on Brighton return however says ‘I have nothing to apologize for’

Chelsea supervisor Graham Potter stated he had nothing to apologize to Brighton & Hove Albion followers for after he was booed by some supporters as his new facet have been thrashed 4-1 by his former membership on the Blues boss’s return to the south coast.

Potter was greeted by some jeers as he took to the pitch for his or her Premier League recreation on the Amex Stadium on Saturday regardless of exceeding expectations throughout three years as Brighton supervisor earlier than leaving to take the Chelsea job final month. The house followers relished new coach Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton facet placing Chelsea to the sword, singing “You’re getting sacked in the morning” and “Potter, what’s the score” within the course of their former supervisor.

“I have nothing to apologize or say sorry for,” Potter stated. “I believe I did a superb job on the membership and left it in a superb place however individuals are entitled to their opinions.

“It’s part of the process. You have to suffer and feel pain in order to grow and get better. Nobody said we were the finished article. We have to take the pain today and learn from it.” Leandro Trossard’s early strike and two personal targets noticed Chelsea path 3-0 by halftime, leaving them with an excessive amount of to do within the second half as Potter tasted defeat for the primary time since taking on at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues conceded double the variety of targets on Saturday as they did of their first 5 league matches beneath the brand new boss. “You can always look at goals and think you can do better. We have to take responsibility a bit in the first half,” Potter added. “We have had a variety of soccer however that’s no excuse. We couldn’t fairly get to that degree. We didn’t take our alternatives in assault and so they did.

“We had some opportunities to attack them too but unfortunately we missed the pass or didn’t execute, then the scoreline was a painful one. When you lose you can always do better.”