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Thomas Tuchel has warned his successor at Chelsea, Graham Potter, that “nobody trusts the process anymore”.
After a fine start at Stamford Bridge, Potter’s men have suffered a dip lately.
The former Brighton boss has come in for increasing scrutiny already, with defeat to Arsenal in the Premier League followed by a Carabao Cup exit at the hands of Manchester City.
For Tuchel, angst at Chelsea cannot extend beyond a “short period” or Potter will find little buy-in to his methods.
“My experience in Chelsea, Paris, Dortmund and Mainz, it is about the results.
“You can overcome one loss, a short period… but it cannot be too long otherwise nobody trusts the process no more,” Tuchel told the Ayurvedic Healing & Beyond Podcast.
The German, currently out of work since being sacked earlier this season by new co-owner Todd Boehly, spoke openly about his approach to managing the egos in Chelsea’s dressing room and why he needed to set the standard each day.
‘To worship the process on a daily process this is the most important,’ he added.
‘I try to be really strict and disciplined with the players, be on time, be friendly, be respectful, be ready, give your very best.’
Chelsea have now lost three of their last four matches – successive league defeats by Brighton and Arsenal before losing the cup clash at the Etihad – and alarm bells are ringing.
The honeymoon period appears well and truly over but Potter is embracing the challenge, rather than shirking it.
Speaking earlier in the week, he said: “If I wanted a nice, easy life, I could have quite easily stayed at Brighton in the Premier League, signed a new contract and been absolutely okay.”