Graham Potter Excellently Explains How Chelsea Can Beat Arsenal in the London Derby

Graham Potter Excellently Explains How Chelsea Can Beat Arsenal in the London Derby

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:16 PM
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  • Chelsea manager Graham Potter has said his team has to match Arsenal's intensity if they want to get a result on Sunday
  • Premier League leaders Arsenal travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday looking to tighten their position at the top
  • The match will also be a reunion between Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his former club, which he left unceremoniously

Graham Potter coaches his first-ever London derby when Chelsea clash against Arsenal on Sunday, 6th November, at Stamford Bridge.

After a remarkable start in the Premier League, the Gunners are top of the table and will be looking to inflict more pain on Chelsea, who lost 4-1 away to Brighton last weekend.

Graham Potter, Chelsea, Mikel Arteta, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal, Premier League
Graham Potter has beaten Arsenal three times. Photo by Darren Walsh.
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The Gunners thrashed Nottingham Forest 5-0 at home to remove any doubt that they were in a rut. With Manchester City breathing down their necks, Mikel Arteta's side cannot afford to slip up,

The good news is Arsenal have gotten some great results at Stamford Bridge recently, and Chelsea are still not playing peak Graham Potter football at the moment.

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Potter on how Chelsea can win

The former Brighton manager has said they must implement a system or tactics to get them a result. He also said that they had to match Arsenal's intensity, according to Football London.

"If you don’t do that in any game, it will be a challenge for us. It was a unique situation at the weekend. Now we have to learn from that and be ready for a London derby. A special game, an exciting game. We have to be ready to play the football that can get us a result.”

Potter also identified two players who've brought experience to Arsenal this season.

"They’ve recruited well in the summer. [Oleksandr] Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus know what you need to do to win, and they've also carried on their idea. It’s a really good example of how success can come."

Potter has beaten a top-six team this season, an impressive 2-1 win over Manchester United as Seagulls manager.

Potter on Brighton boos

Sports Brief earlier reported on Potter saying he has no regrets about swapping Brighton for Chelsea.

Brighton fans welcomed their former manager with loud boos when he took his new Chelsea side for an EPL game at the Amex Stadium.

Former defender and Brighton's player of the season Marc Cucurella was also booed every time he touched the ball.

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Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.
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