Tony Cascarino has cast doubt over Graham Potter's future at Chelsea amid concerns with the 47-year-old's tactics. The Blues have won just two of their previous 13 Premier League fixtures and they're ten-points behind fourth-placed Newcastle United.
After spending over £300million in the January transfer window, Potter is under mounting pressure to transform the west Londoners' fortunes. Chelsea welcomed Enzo Fernandez to Stamford Bridge on deadline day for a club-record fee, following Mykhailo Mudryk, Joao Felix, Noni Madueke, David Datro and Andrey Santos, with Malo Gusto arriving in the summer.
It's also said that Christopher Nkunku is expected to join the Blues at the end of the season. As football.london reported in October, Chelsea appear to have won the race to sign the 25-year-old.
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football.london understands that Nkunku has signed a pre-contract agreement with the club and will move to west London in time for the 2023/24 season. However, the deal is not completely wrapped up yet and there are some final details that need to be arranged before the transfer is official.
While Potter has only had a few games with his new players and yet to fully implement his philosophy, Cascarino is not convinced the Englishman will deliver Todd Boehly's expectations. Speaking on talkSPORT, the former Chelsea striker said: "I’m just not convinced that long term, he [Potter] will deliver the club’s expectations.
"Because the basis of his style is very cautious and pragmatic, whatever word you want to use. They are not offensive, they are buying flair.
"[Christopher] Nkunku will come in the summer, who’s another attacker, but he will play on the left, right or in a similar number 10 role. I just don’t see everybody overachieving. I see there are more players underachieving at Chelsea at the moment."
Despite criticism from Cascarino, Potter insisted that he saw promising signs of improvement in his side's display against West Ham. The Chelsea boss said: "I just said from a performance perspective I thought it was [an improved performance].
"You can also see the potential of the team but you can also see where the work is, which is getting Reece James up to speed, which is getting Ben Chilwell up to speed, which is getting Ruben Loftus-Cheek up to speed, which is getting Wesley Fofana up to speed, which is getting N'Golo Kante up to speed, which is adapting [Mykhailo] Mudryk into the Premier League, which is adapting [Noni] Madueke into the Premier League, which adapting Benoit Badiashile into the Premier League, which is adapting Joao Felix into the Premier League.
"That's just how it is, that's the way I see it and I'll just be honest to say how it is but I completely understand that people are frustrated if you don't win."
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