Graham Potter has vowed to get Chelsea again on an upward curve in 2023 after his tough begin to life at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues have endured a turbulent 12 months which noticed a change of possession earlier than Potter changed the sacked Thomas Tuchel in September.
Potter’s reign started promisingly however hit the buffers earlier than the World Cup with three straight Premier League defeats.
However Chelsea returned to motion with a 2-0 win over Bournemouth on Tuesday and Potter believes there may be trigger for optimism heading into the brand new 12 months.
“We wish to hold enhancing, that’s the easy reply,” he mentioned.
“We’ve had a difficult time, some ups, some downs, when it comes to the earlier 12 months which is regular at any soccer membership.
“However we wish to stabilise, attempt to enhance and make our supporters blissful, as a result of we all know the previous couple of weeks earlier than the break wasn’t good for us, outcomes suffered, performances weren’t the place we needed them to be and now we have to do higher than that.”
Chelsea lie in eighth place forward of a visit to Nottingham Forest on New 12 months’s Day, and Potter shouldn’t be taking Steve Cooper’s aspect frivolously.
“You all the time need to be cautious within the Premier League,” he added. “You’ll be able to’t say on the one hand it’s the best league on the earth after which say there are simple video games. There aren’t.
“Forest bought a implausible outcome in opposition to Liverpool earlier than the break. I’ve big respect for Steve Cooper and the job he’s achieved. An amazing coach.
“The ambiance will likely be hostile, as a result of they’ve been again within the Premier League for the primary time in a very long time and each sport, particularly Chelsea coming to city, is an enormous sport for them.
“They’ll be motivated, they’ve high quality and so they’ll be combating for the factors. We’ll need to be prepared.”
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