Graham Potter Thread

[Johnnyeye 7,441]

Just now, Vytis33 said:

Boehly fucked up, its becoming more clear with each passing day.

[Laylabelle 9,351]

21 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

People have short memory how shit our football were under Tuchel, past his purple patch here.

But its no better now and doesn't look like it'll get better. If we end up sacking Potter the whole thing is just a waste of time really.

[MoroccanBlue 5,297]

5 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

But its no better now and doesn't look like it'll get better. If we end up sacking Potter the whole thing is just a waste of time really.

Sneaky suspicion he will be given a lot of time. 

There is no way Boehly and co can watch our team and think our players are good enough. 

[Laylabelle 9,351]

4 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Sneaky suspicion he will be given a lot of time. 

There is no way Boehly and co can watch our team and think our players are good enough. 

Hope not...but then the other side of it Klopp and Arteta were bit crap and pulled things together. It depends how much patience they have and how far the drop ends up. It's just the performance more then the results. Fair enough play well and lose but to play like today..was nothing there

Edited November 6, 2022 by Laylabelle

[Gundalf 804]

• Win percentage under Tuchel this season: 42%
• Win percentage under Potter this season: 63%
• Average goals scored under Tuchel this season: 1,1
• Average goals scored under Potter this season: 1.7
• Average goals conceded under Tuchel this season: 1,4
• Average goals conceded under Potter this season: 0,8

Improvement in every aspect in a crazy short amount of time with no real time to actually train bc of the intense time frame. You should not forget how bad we were under Tuchel this season and we should consider this as a long term project with only slight short term improvement. People who are praising Arsenal now would have wanted Arteta gone in the first 2 months ig. 

Edited November 6, 2022 by Gundalf

[Tomo 21,733]

8 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Sneaky suspicion he will be given a lot of time. 

Unless the fans force the issue.

[Blue Armour 4,278]

2 minutes ago, Gundalf said:

•  People who are praising Arsenal now would have wanted Arteta gone in the first 2 months ig. 

Probably the main reason to give him a chance, if any. At least one summer transfer window.

Even if someone said that the signs were there with Arteta, I won't forget the turgid football they used to serve for weeks on end during his first two years.

On the other hand, this season has gone to shit.

Unless the world cup provides a weird reset (probably with the number of players we have coming back)., it's going to be a downward spiral he won't be able to control.

 

[Vesper 28,801]

1 minute ago, Tomo said:

Unless the fans force the issue.

look at the players we have injured, and the dross we have who are not

[Gundalf 804]

1 minute ago, Blue Armour said:

Probably the main reason to give him a chance, if any. At least one summer transfer window.

Even if someone said that the signs were there with Arteta, I won't forget the turgid football they used to serve for weeks on end during his first two years.

On the other hand, this season has gone to shit.

Unless the world cup provides a weird reset (probably with the number of players we have coming back)., it's going to be a downward spiral he won't be able to control.

 

At least a little amount of patience should be possible for every manager. I mean, Klopp was called "Klopp the flop" by some Liverpool fans in his first season. Never judge too early. 

[Vesper 28,801]

we have HUGE holes everywhere

it is hardly Potter's fault

I refuse to start trashing him over the shit he has to choose from (for many reasons, especially injuries)

[Vesper 28,801]

here is a long term bottom line

almost every player I was against buying has been SHIT on overall balance

the list is LONG

[Bren 41]

I'd see most of the squad go before Potter. Not because Potter is the messiah (I think he could be good but he still has a lot to prove), but because we have too many incredibly weak-minded players. They are CL winners but equally failed in 4 domestic finals in 2 years (3 FA Cups and a League Cup). There's something about the squad that makes them fall into very negative patterns of play at the smallest setback or slightest sign of resistance from the opponent (counter-pressing, physicality, or whatever). 

[Mhsc 876]

7 minutes ago, Tomo said:

Unless the fans force the issue.

Such people are not fans.

[Gundalf 804]

We often have these kind of off seasons. But, we always bounce back from this. We finished 10th in 2016 remember, 1 year later we were champion. Lets look forward.

[Vesper 28,801]

re post

is it any wonder we are in the dirt??

 

Issues with all of these, either injured or shit buys or no longer good enough

Wesley Fofana   
Kalidou Koulibaly
Marc Cucurella   
Ben Chilwell  
Reece James 
César Azpilicueta    
Jorginho 
N'Golo Kanté 
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 
Kai Havertz
Hakim Ziyech 
Raheem Sterling  
Christian Pulisic 
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 

 

plus we lost £80m plus in CB's (Rudi and AC) on frees, including 'soul of team' Rudiger

we also completely fucked up and passed on Tchou, who will likely soon be the best DMF on the planet

plus we also have these shit buys still on our books

—    DF    Ghana GHA    Baba Rahman (at Reading until 30 June 2023)
—    DF    France FRA    Malang Sarr (at Monaco until 30 June 2023)
—    MF    France FRA    Tiémoué Bakayoko (at AC Milan until 30 June 2023)
—    FW    Belgium BEL    Romelu Lukaku (at Inter Milan until 30 June 2023)

 

and we had these shitters (who are finally gone, but were huge busts)

    
Timo Werner
Emerson
Michy Batshuayi    
Kenedy  
Matt Miazga  
Ross Barkley  
Danny Drinkwater    
Saúl Ñíguez   

[Vesper 28,801]

2 minutes ago, Gundalf said:

We often have these kind of off seasons

no we do not

that 10th place finish was a freak

[Johnnyeye 7,441]

just to think that all this shit started because of those fucking sanctions on Abramovich and the club. Fuck Boris Johnson and the UK government always.

[MoroccanBlue 5,297]

If we sign Nkunku, Leao, Enzo, Gvardiol, etc and Potter still manages to try and fit both Mount and Havertz in the team, then Sack him.