TONY CASCARINO is convinced that Graham Potter would have been AXED as Chelsea boss if Roman Abramovich was still the owner.
The Englishman has struggled to improve the club’s fortunes this season as they have dropped into 10th place in the Premier League.
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The Blues are currently 11 points off Tottenham in 4th spot, having only won once in their last five league games.
In fact, Potter’s run has been so poor that his overall record at Chelsea is worse than Nathan Jones’ torrid time at the helm of Southampton.
Potter has only won 28.3 per cent of his games as Chelsea manager, while Jones managed a win percentage of 35.71 thanks to success in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.
Things are not going much better away from the league as Chelsea are 1-0 down in their Champions League tie against Borussia Dortmund.
The Blues have also been knocked out of both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup by Man City on both occasions.
And Cascarino believes that he would have been sent packing from the club if the owner was not Todd Boehly.
Although he did suggest that the American’s patience might be running out after a big spend in January.
In his column for The Times, he wrote: “If Roman Abramovich was still the Chelsea owner, Graham Potter would have been sacked on three different occasions by now.
“His side’s first-half performance in the 1-0 home defeat by Southampton was abysmal, and losing to the Premier League’s bottom club is simply unacceptable.
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“Even with Toddy Boehly’s ownership group now running Chelsea, I cannot see Potter being afforded much more patience.
“The club have spent more than £500 million since last summer, bringing in some of the best talent around.
“Their squad is so deep that when I am at Stamford Bridge for a game, I sometimes bump into players not in the matchday squad that would walk into the starting XI of most teams in the country.
“Boehly is clearly in a hurry to get Chelsea competing for titles again, so why would he be content to allow mediocrity under Potter?
“I would not be surprised if the head coach was dismissed this week.”