Graham Potter Thread

[YorkshireBlue 3,264]

"mid-table" mindset? How many mid table teams spend 600m in 2 windows? Since when did been a top 4 also become a god given right? Some of the poster on here are clearly the new ere "entitled fuckers" this forum has changed so much over the years... Moan moan moan! Problem is your constantly moaning about the thing you moaned for in the first place. 

[Special Juan 28,089]

22 minutes ago, DDA said:

I'm surrounded by GOONER wankers at work at the moment... they are torturing me at times but I'm not sure how that makes fans from other areas in the World irrelevant? 

Ask them how it went last night

[Blue Armour 4,436]

He deserves credit for how the team played in the early part of the second half. The fullbacks Chillwell and James pushing forward and interchanging positions with the wingers to create opportunities, is easily the best football his team has played in 2023.

Let's see if he can do it again in the weekend. 

He however needs to drop Havertz as a no. 9. It's probably not all Kai's fault, but he is little more than a lamppost at this point. 

[Alex 8]

1 hour ago, Blue Armour said:

He deserves credit for how the team played in the early part of the second half. The fullbacks Chillwell and James pushing forward and interchanging positions with the wingers to create opportunities, is easily the best football his team has played in 2023.

Let's see if he can do it again in the weekend. 

He however needs to drop Havertz as a no. 9. It's probably not all Kai's fault, but he is little more than a lamppost at this point. 

I'm not sure if it's Potter's credit or RJs and Chillwells.

Edited February 16, 2023 by Alex

[gdlk 286]

After every game we give credits to Potter until we start playing for nothing.. 

[Antonio8 736]

tbh, we did not deserve to lose. in this period there is also a bit of unluckyness. from our chance to score they have a counter and score, come on. 

felix played well, also the WBs, enzo. something begin to appear IMO

[Special Juan 28,089]

I can certainly see and feel things starting to get better, there was some good play last night, and I will say this again, I really do not rate Dortmund one bit, middle of the road side.

Saturday is fucking massive because if we struggle against the worst side in the country and fail to get anything other than 3 points, then fuck me he will have a lot to answer for. Absolutely no reason not to go at them and take them apart them apart

[Laylabelle 9,534]

1 hour ago, Special Juan said:

I can certainly see and feel things starting to get better, there was some good play last night, and I will say this again, I really do not rate Dortmund one bit, middle of the road side.

Saturday is fucking massive because if we struggle against the worst side in the country and fail to get anything other than 3 points, then fuck me he will have a lot to answer for. Absolutely no reason not to go at them and take them apart them apart

You can predict the result now..be some sort of draw.

[lucio 5,418]

4 hours ago, YorkshireBlue said:

"mid-table" mindset? How many mid table teams spend 600m in 2 windows? Since when did been a top 4 also become a god given right? Some of the poster on here are clearly the new ere "entitled fuckers" this forum has changed so much over the years... Moan moan moan! Problem is your constantly moaning about the thing you moaned for in the first place. 

So you are literally lowering the clubs standards to accommodate potter 

[lucio 5,418]

11 hours ago, Hot Dawg said:

Based on what watching a stream how does that help Chelsea ffs internet fans trying to be a part of something that their not and never will be. Might sound harsh bruv but it's the truth I only have to walk out of my front door tomorrow and could meet someone who'll comment and take the piss out of last night doubt that will happen to you.

Being a grown man and spending a tonne of money following football is nothing to be proud of. The match going lot should focus on creating an actual atmosphere instead of pretending they are superior online. I remember those fools blaming Hazard and fabregas for getting Jose sacked.

 

 

 

[Vegetable 830]

4 hours ago, YorkshireBlue said:

"mid-table" mindset? How many mid table teams spend 600m in 2 windows? Since when did been a top 4 also become a god given right? Some of the poster on here are clearly the new ere "entitled fuckers" this forum has changed so much over the years... Moan moan moan! Problem is your constantly moaning about the thing you moaned for in the first place. 

So… You claim that buying way to success, what imho is nothing to be especially proud of, is what makes us elite club? Not the performances? And, besides spending this much, we shouldn't consider ourselves god given to be in top 6?

Can't imagine City fans getting all hyped up, because in 12th game without win their team managed to play 90 minutes against worse opponent with only one major error and lose. And then gaffer comes out and says we tried, but were unlucky. There is time to be humble and time to be honest.

This is nothing else than mid-table mentality and fall of standards and I still cannot comprehend where it came from for so many people. 

The standards were understandably lowered for Lampard who was inexperienced and hit with transfer ban, however even he managed to deliver not only results, but also individual players development (apart from all the things he's done wrong ofc). But now? People act like they were supporting 6 years olds on sunday league for whatever reason. 

Before missing out on top4, not even mentioning missing out on EL, was unimaginable and deadly sin for this team. We were not relegated, bankrupted, stripped of players and points, so the whole change was supposed to be for the better, right? So why should we act like mid-table was our pipe dream level now?

You can love Potter for whatever reason You do and have full right to have it this way. However no amount of philosophical debate whether we should demand anything from elite club and investments or not will cover how the reality looks.

You may call it entitlement, I'd call it proper level of ambition for a truly elite team or one that wants to be such. On this level, drawing is considered a loss. Meanwhile we apply the mid-table level of success judgement, expectations and demands to the team. 

People seem to be all happy, because "Potter coached the win", whatever it means (ever head such bs in Chelsea context before?), we had good xG and "good game". Well, it was the hallmark of GP's "success" in Brighton, right? High xG, "good game" and finishing 16th due to inability to make anything out of it. All that is happening and being said by either GP on conferences or people supporting him would be great and understandable, if we were contenders for top 12. So maybe it's time for everyone to their own to answer the question whether we are aiming for top 12, or top 1, because all further judgement depends on this.

[Costa19 858]

12 hours ago, Hot Dawg said:

Based on what watching a stream how does that help Chelsea ffs internet fans trying to be a part of something that their not and never will be. Might sound harsh bruv but it's the truth I only have to walk out of my front door tomorrow and could meet someone who'll comment and take the piss out of last night doubt that will happen to you.

Sorry ”bruv” but you are ignorant as feck now.

No doubt you can walk outside and have a chat with old Tom about yesterday game. But do you think its your conversation that made Boehly buy the club? Do you think its the match attending fans who make PL the worlds most attractive league? 
 
No its not. 
 
Why Boehly bought the club and why PL is the Nr. 1 league in the world is because of the millions of million people who cares and watch the games from abroad every single week and weekend. The same ”internet fans” who gladly stand up for the club in their workplaces, in the school yard, on internet forums or wherever it might be. 
 
Alot of the ”internet fans” are paying hundreds of punds every year for TV subscriptions to be able to watch the games and they buy merch and other stuff. 
 
Now, there is also ”internet fans” who watch the games on pirate streams because they might not have the money needed for TV subscription. But they will happily take a punch in the face defending the club from Scouse or Arse abuse somewhere in Cacun or Beirut. 

If anything its the fortunate match attending fans who should take a big look in the mirror and instead of beeing swanky about it focus on how they can contribute to make the atmosphere better because right now its a distaster and certaintly one of the reasons the team is performing bad at home. 

Edited February 16, 2023 by Costa19