{"id":22769,"date":"2024-09-27T23:44:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T22:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=22769"},"modified":"2024-09-27T23:44:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T22:44:53","slug":"former-chelsea-boss-potter-says-some-chelsea-players-sat-on-the-floor-due-to-lack-of-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/former-chelsea-boss-potter-says-some-chelsea-players-sat-on-the-floor-due-to-lack-of-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Chelsea boss Potter says some Chelsea players &#8220;sat on the floor&#8221; due to lack of seats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Chelsea manager Graham Potter revealed that during his tenure, some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chelseafc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> players did not have seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those players resorted to sitting on the floor during club gatherings in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking charge at Stamford Bridge after Thomas <a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/bayern-fans-petition-for-tuchel-to-stay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuchel<\/a> left, Potter received eight new signings that winter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to The Telegraph this week, Potter said: &#8220;We tried to support it as best we could, but it left us with a challenge of a lot of players after January and then they can\u2019t go anywhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added: &#8220;A few of them just had to sit on the floor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not ideal, of course. 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