Blue Armour

Exactly what annoys me when people use Arteta to defend Potter. Based on Potters comments in the press, it's very likely that they are using Arteta as a model. Arsenal finishing in top 4 is itself something, but them winning the league would wrongly convince some people that Potter is also worth the risk.

Brendan Rodgers gone.

Another reason why Arsenal winning the league doesn't do us any favors - the owners probably keep looking at Arteta as the reason why Potter should be given a chance. Hell, Potter kept saying it himself in press conferences., to make excuses for his terrible performance.

Think he's referring to Potter's assistant

Are you attending the Madrid game?

I will never give Potter sympathy. Lampard is the one who needed sympathy. He lost Hazard, and didn't have a transfer window in his first season. And he made the most. Tuchel built off that. And in the past year everything has been slowly picked apart.

Bet - if it was Mount playing that way today, he would have seen hell

Instead of bringing Gallagher on (you already have Kante) Should have brought on Badiashile, and moved James forward. But no....the genius does things his own way.

One positive - Kante looking decent. No small feat, given the number of months out.

Connor Gallagher again. For once, is this sub going to work?

Looks like an advanced member of the midfield 3

Kante nearly scoring!

Think he will still get time until the first leg against Madrid

Kepa getting beat from range.

The ref is a sack of shit. Quick to yellow card Chillwell but ignores a series of fouls earlier on from Villa. How does the PL find these guys.

Very good start to the 2nd half. Chillwell should have cut-back though

No-- this is Harry Potter's bootleg cousin - Garry Potter.

I guess - but is Fofana out for that game too? Edit: And Badiashile not being in the CL is his fault too. Short-sighted move.

Looking like Potter is a passive-aggressive version of Conte. Both of them looking to get the sweet payout

Andy Townsend said it best - this is the result of all the chopping and changing. You have a fit and able CB in Badiashille on the bench, but the genius decides to play 3 fullbacks in our defence, and a makeshift CM in RB

It was too comical.

I laughed.

John McGin is a buffoon

Dont want to speak on behalf of @YorkshireBlue, but I don't think he's exactly defending Potter in the post above. He pretty much said that Potter has probably got to go, as it looks like he has too much to learn on the job. he's just saying the coach probably still has potential and could succeed somewhere else by learning from the mistakes he made here.

Apparently upset with Kai's celebration mocking Pickford. https://talksport.com/football/1366820/graham-potter-criticises-kai-havertz-jordan-pickford-Chelsea-everton/