There's A Season Behind Guardiola's Support For Potter

JAKARTA - Chelsea swallowed another bitter pill when they met Manchester City. The Blues surrendered with a landslide score of 0-4 against The Citizens at the Etihad Stadium in the FA Cup, Sunday, January 8.

Goals that were thrown into the visitors' goal were born from the actions of Riyad Mahrez (23 and 85-p), Julian Alvarez (30-p) and Phil Foden (38).

This is Chelsea's second loss to City in less than a week. Previously, Thiago Silva and his friends lost 0-1 to City when they met in the Premier League.

Last November, Chelsea also fell from City in the League Cup. At that time, Kevin De Bruyne and his friends won 2-0.

This defeat has also exacerbated Potter statistics since taking over Chelsea from Thomas Tuchel.

However, there is always a defense. Interestingly, it now comes from the opponent's manager, Pep Guardiola.

"It's an honor to see him (Potter), but give him time. I know the results are very important at big clubs, but I'll say give him time," Guardiola said after the game.

"All managers need time and he's right. We all need time in the first season," he continued.

Guardiola then explained why he could easily get results when he first handled Barcelona. At that time, he said, thanks to the presence of Lionel Messi.

The manager from Spain then boasted, not only Chelsea would have trouble dealing with City. That's because The Citizens' game is quite luat bias.

"To play against City at our level in the League Cup and FA Cup is not easy. Not only for Graham, not only Chelsea, but also for other teams," said Guardiola.