Graham Potter Thread

[lucio 5,418]

15 hours ago, Vegetable said:

Funny to consider new candidates for "elite, long term coach" given the club had just fired one not long ago.

I am not sold on Potter. Hard to judge his tactical talent, but he seems to lack personality of top coach. Hopefully he does all those "other things" at the club that TT was fired for not doing, but I don't really see him integrating academy or heading the scout team or whatever atm.

But the point is, "club having trust in Potter, even if he misses out on top 4" is making me literally rage. Like WTF, we are not in position to hire some supposedly talented amateur and give him time to grow into big boys football. This is not Apple TV series. Of course, the list of excuses for such event will be endless, but come on, maybe new owners have trust in Potter and their transfers, but looking at this I think I am starting to lose trust for the club I've been supporting for over 20 years and seen a lot of crusty stuff since.

Yeh for real , If you want the club to overlook poor short term results and “trust you” you need to have a proven track record like klopp did when he came to Liverpool. Finishing mid table with Brighton is 0 indicator of future success.

[Tomo 21,751]

On 09/12/2022 at 16:00, lucio said:

Yeh for real , If you want the club to overlook poor short term results and “trust you” you need to have a proven track record like klopp did when he came to Liverpool. Finishing mid table with Brighton is 0 indicator of future success.

I don't agree on that, a good projected end product is the deal breaker not previous record.

[milka 3,390]

Mauricio Pochettino has told friends he is keen on the #Chelsea manager’s job amid concerns over Graham Potter's long-term future at the club. 
Graham Potter’s position at #Chelsea is not under immediate threat, but the club owners led by Todd Boehly became increasingly alarmed by results before the World Cup break.

@footyinsider247

 

 

 

 

 

[Hashishi 148]

https://www.football.london/Chelsea-fc/news/next-england-manager-odds-potter-25729469

Potter is bookies favourite to replace Southgate if he walks.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

2 minutes ago, Hashishi said:

https://www.football.london/Chelsea-fc/news/next-england-manager-odds-potter-25729469

Potter is bookies favourite to replace Southgate if he walks.

The bookies must be damn sure Southgate will stay then... How would this even work, we have him under a 5y contract. Would the FA give us 50m for him? No way we will let go off Potter before he leads us to 3 successive 9th place finishes.

[Fernando 6,585]

Another player from Brighton in Mac Allister wanted by Arsenal and Spurs. 

Say what you want about Potter, but this looks amazing what Potter and team did at Brighton. 

You can say one player you get lucky, but there's been too many where people want players at Brighton. 

Todd saw this and the work they done hence why he is willing to discard this season. 

I'm definitely impress at the work Potter and team did at Brighton. 

[Strike 7,474]

37 minutes ago, Fernando said:

Another player from Brighton in Mac Allister wanted by Arsenal and Spurs. 

Say what you want about Potter, but this looks amazing what Potter and team did at Brighton. 

You can say one player you get lucky, but there's been too many where people want players at Brighton. 

Todd saw this and the work they done hence why he is willing to discard this season. 

I'm definitely impress at the work Potter and team did at Brighton. 

True. They sold Cucurella for good money and coolly replaced him with Estupinan who has been good for them and was good for Ecuador at the WC. 

Of course the question remains can this be replicated at a club like Chelsea? We are stockpiling talents - apparently signing a striker Brighton wanted - but we also need to move on senior players quickly. 

[Vesper 30,081]

11 minutes ago, Strike said:

but we also need to move on senior players quickly. 

surely most of these will be gone soon, many this summer (or even January for a few) and for sure in 2024

Edouard Mendy or Kepa Arrizabalaga   
Marcus Bettinelli 
Thiago Silva (how much longer will he stay?)
César Azpilicueta
Jorginho 
N'Golo Kanté 
Denis Zakaria  probably
Ruben Loftus-Cheek maybe
Mason Mount    (if his contract situ goes all pear shaped)
Hakim Ziyech
Christian Pulisic 
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang      
Ethan Ampadu
Abdul-Rahman Baba      
Romelu Lukaku
Malang Sarr  
Callum Hudson-Odoi  maybe
Ian Maatsen
Dujon Sterling
Tino Anjorin
Tiémoué Bakayoko

[Fernando 6,585]

1 hour ago, Strike said:

True. They sold Cucurella for good money and coolly replaced him with Estupinan who has been good for them and was good for Ecuador at the WC. 

Of course the question remains can this be replicated at a club like Chelsea? We are stockpiling talents - apparently signing a striker Brighton wanted - but we also need to move on senior players quickly. 

We shall see. I see no reason why he can't do it. 

The summer transfer window that passed was so bad, because the owner bought players with having input from Tuchel which later got sacked. So that was one of the dumbest transfer window. 

Hopefully going forward with new team we can do that. And Todd does seems to stick with the men he puts in charge, as he has done the same with the Dodgers. 

While Potter wouldn't have been my first choice (I was happy with Tuchel), but I see what Todd wants and the work that Potter and team did at Brighton was impressive. 

I believe he can do that similar type of work here. Especially if you have an owner that will back you. I mean heck giving Potter a free pass this season is a big proof for me. That would have never happened before. 

Like you I want to get rid of a lot of dead wood and get our team more younger. I believe we will see a nice change this time next year. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

Brighton have no risk, hence why they play these young players they buy for cheap and go straight into the XI. 

Us is a little different, they will have to prove their worth before they play for us. Be it at loan or the development squad. 

[Tomo 21,751]

4 hours ago, Fernando said:

Another player from Brighton in Mac Allister wanted by Arsenal and Spurs. 

Say what you want about Potter, but this looks amazing what Potter and team did at Brighton. 

You can say one player you get lucky, but there's been too many where people want players at Brighton. 

Todd saw this and the work they done hence why he is willing to discard this season. 

I'm definitely impress at the work Potter and team did at Brighton. 

The question marks over Potter isn't about his coaching, tactically he's one of the best managers in the league.

The big question mark over him is can he adapt his mindset to a club with these type of expectations.

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

37 minutes ago, Tomo said:

The question marks over Potter isn't about his coaching, tactically he's one of the best managers in the league.

The big question mark over him is can he adapt his mindset to a club with these type of expectations.

Yup he has a track record of building - the demand of instant success may not sit that easily with him. To remedy that, to me, its important hes given time to build. Though whether his Social Science degree in US politics and the EU extends to the mindset of US billionaires is anyones guess.