Chelsea news: Thiago Silva was rested for Chelsea’s Premier League defeat to Southampton Thiago Silva was rested for Chelsea’s Premier League defeat to Southampton Following their turgid Premier League defeat to Southampton on Saturday afternoon, Chelsea players have been given a second day off by Graham Potter and his coaching staff. This comes after the Blues’ defeat to Southampton in the Premier League. The plan was always to have Sunday off from the Cobham training fields, but many fans were surprised to hear that the team would be taking a day off after a crucial loss.
At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Blues face Tottenham in a London derby in the final Premier League game of the weekend. After what has been an exhausting period for the squad, Potter may see their upcoming match as the ideal opportunity for his players to go away and refresh themselves physically and mentally.
Potter in west London is under more and more pressure after suffering defeats in two distinct competitions in the past week. Despite having numerous chances, the Chelsea manager watched as his team failed to score for the fourth time in their last five games.
Despite Chelsea’s poor recent run of form, Potter appears to still have the support of Todd Boehly and the upper management, despite the fact that many supporters are calling for his dismissal. Prior to Thomas Tuchel’s departure, Chelsea had lost three of their previous five games. Under Potter, the team hasn’t won in over a month, with three draws and two losses.
Following a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Brentford earlier this season, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag postponed a scheduled day off to bring his players to training. Instead, the Dutch head coach instructed his players to complete a 13.8-kilometer run, which Brentford, in which he also participated, had run more than his team had.
Thiago Silva, who was rested for the Southampton match, had other ideas, but Potter seems to be taking a different approach by giving them another day off from the training facility.
As he tries to lead Chelsea out of their recent slump, Silva shared with his Instagram story that he spent the day off working out in the gym. The international player for Brazil recorded himself doing a variety of strength and conditioning exercises while also riding an exercise bike.
