Graham Potter Thread

[NikkiCFC 8,336]

Tbh first close to 30mins were our best period this season. Now goal is to look like that all game. Chilwell for Cucurella and Kante/Kovacic for RLC will also help. Sterling is also bigger goal threat over Madueke. 

Also is it true that FFP and UEFA only check teams in European comps? If we don't qualify we don't have to worry about that. 

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

How many more chances?

Started brightish then faded. AGAIN. Before being shite.

We are far too easy to play against, the penalty no penalty whatever (turned the game off by then because it was a poor watch) is just an excuse either way that could make people to well he was unlucky but that was not a performance worthy of a win from what I watched up to after (barring first 20 minutes or so, did we do anything?) 

Out of his depth. Considerably. Making the players look shite too by saying things like a “step in the right direction performance wise”, I mean do we have mid tabke players? Is this level of performance acceptable for the personnel we have?

I am so absolutely fucked off by this guy and how he seems to be getting no bad press in the UK re his job and how he’s doing. Theres always an excuse. Penalty/no penalty. Injuries. Suspensions. Enough. He’s not good enough. Not one thing where you can notice any signs of notable improvement from since he came in barring the new manager bounce which is usually 3 or 4 games. He’s had that. 

Also If I see the “he tore AC Milan a new arsehole twice ” post again in response as to why we should get behind him I am going to cry 🤣

Edited February 11, 2023 by OneMoSalah

[Vytis33 1,276]

Just give him time.  But for what??  It'd be one thing to see his style of play but lacking the players to do it.  Half a billion spent to draw with Fulham and West Ham? 

[NikkiCFC 8,336]

14 minutes ago, Vytis33 said:

 Half a billion spent to draw with Fulham and West Ham? 

If we won we would already close the gap to top4 from 10 to 6 points. 

[Vytis33 1,276]

Ifs and buts.  Every game seems like the same story

 

[DH1988 1,348]

One of the main issues for me is, sadly, his personality. If Jose saw the photo of Mount laughing and joking? Pep? Klopp? Conte? They'd be told what's what, does Potter have that gravitas about him? Not for me. For all the good stuff I saw in the first 25 minutes, the rest was dire, couldn't get the lads up for the second half, terrible substitutes do not mask the fact that the squad has been besieged with injuries to key players and we have new players adapting/not match fit.

You can't bring in a psych coach from New Zealand to be a pair of bollocks on the training pitch for you, you either command that respect or you don't , and at a club like ours, which goes in cycles, it's harder than anywhere else because if I'm say Ziyech, I'm thinking Potter is going so why do I care. 

[Fulham Broadway 17,333]

Theres another issue that is quite nauseous and devaluing the game. After the last few games, and its not just Chelsea, opposing players hugging and joking with each other in the tunnel and doing the same at the end of the game. Each match bordering on a training exercise. They all know each other, and seem to treat win lose or draw as a joke. Social media to blame. Whatever happens on the pitch, theyre fabulously rich.

I dont want to see players kicking lumps out of each other ala Roy Keane, but the rivalry has gone, and subsequently to a certain extent the passion and value to fans. Potter, and many managers fit this anodyne version, getting a bit boring

[Vesper 30,224]

9 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Theres another issue that is quite nauseous and devaluing the game. After the last few games, and its not just Chelsea, opposing players hugging and joking with each other in the tunnel and doing the same at the end of the game. Each match bordering on a training exercise. They all know each other, and seem to treat win lose or draw as a joke. Social media to blame. Whatever happens on the pitch, theyre fabulously rich.

I dont want to see players kicking lumps out of each other ala Roy Keane, but the rivalry has gone, and subsequently to a certain extent the passion and value to fans. Potter, and many managers fit this anodyne version, getting a bit boring

very well put, m8

[Pizy 18,952]

His whole demeanor and personality gives off the vibe that he’s a contest winner or something. Like a guy who can’t believe he’s in the position he’s in. And honestly, that’s fair enough because in his wildest dreams he couldn’t have imagined himself in this job so soon.

But it’s so obvious that he is treating the job as though there’s no fire under his ass at all and he’s still at Brighton. Where he can lose or draw games and it’s no big deal because they weren’t ever expected to do much other than play some nice of football and stay in the PL. 

I’m sure the players don’t mind him and think he’s a genuinely pleasant guy (and you can see that from the outside) but he doesn’t seem like someone with the CV or the reputation to imprint any kind of personality on the team. 

The job is simply too big for him. Nice guy, solid coach for a specific level of club, will go on to have a nice career building up some other small or medium sized club. But we need a big personality who can connect with the players, get full buy-in, and someone who can create an instantly recognizable identity.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

1 hour ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Theres another issue that is quite nauseous and devaluing the game. After the last few games, and its not just Chelsea, opposing players hugging and joking with each other in the tunnel and doing the same at the end of the game. Each match bordering on a training exercise. They all know each other, and seem to treat win lose or draw as a joke. Social media to blame. Whatever happens on the pitch, theyre fabulously rich.

I dont want to see players kicking lumps out of each other ala Roy Keane, but the rivalry has gone, and subsequently to a certain extent the passion and value to fans. Potter, and many managers fit this anodyne version, getting a bit boring

Yup they are all friends now, a big cordial footballing community... disgusting. Maybe it is a problem of our generation or of social media, and it would be fine if they were just pals having a kick about. But they are professional athletes getting paid by hundred years old instutions backed by millions of fans so they should at least show that they respect that. Overall life as a baller is very comfortable, only very few sacrifices to be made. One of them is chit chat with rival players. It is not that hard to just thank the fans and go back into the tunnel. All this nonsensical hand shaking and hugging after games is just disgusting.

The reason footballers are getting paid this much is bc they are modern day gladiators. A competition to distract the masses and help them project the conflicts they can not fight out themselves in this rigid society. But once they cease to play that role, cease to leave it all on pitch they erode their very purpose.

Luckily most cuddle-needy footballers are sheep and can be led by actual warrior characters. Those are the ones that make the difference when it comes to winning titles. I doubt that KDB cracked jokes with Rüdiger after the latter had cracked his jawbone. Or Salah shaked hands with Ramos who dislocated his shoulders. One reason I respected most of the English golden generation so much was that they really embraced the tradition and meaning of their clubs. This is also the reason why one of the best national teams ever never won shit whilst the current one albeit talent-wise inferior nt is way more coherent. Lampard and Ferdinand once told us in a pundit round how they were best friends at West Ham and became completely estranged once they played for rival clubs. When you fully immerse yourself into the fabric of a club to become a legend, real sacrifices have to be made.

Edited February 11, 2023 by Magic Lamps

[lucio 5,418]

sack this clown before he scares away felix and our other ballers.

[Blue Armour 4,448]

I wonder sometimes whether he refuses to play the strongest team available so that he can hide behind that excuse. 

If he restores Cucurella or Gallagher to the starting 11 again he's asking for it.

[lucio 5,418]

last chance to salvage the season before potter crashes us out of europe. Doubt the yank asshat will pull the trigger though.

[Hashishi 148]

Do you think Boehly asks potter to start all of the new signings? Yes man is running out of answers.

[Reddish-Blue 2,510]

1 hour ago, Blue Armour said:

I wonder sometimes whether he refuses to play the strongest team available so that he can hide behind that excuse. 

If he restores Cucurella or Gallagher to the starting 11 again he's asking for it.

I wonder whether the players should be told to throw a few games just to see the end of Potter.   It's honestly getting to that point, our form line has been pathetic for a long time. 

We used to complain that Lampard was out of his depth managing Chelsea...but was it really that much worse than what we've seen under Potter?   Lamps can at least say that he somehow kept us in the european places....whereas Potter is leading us down the table and there's every chance we finish 10th this season. 

[lucio 5,418]

4 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said:

I wonder whether the players should be told to throw a few games just to see the end of Potter.   It's honestly getting to that point, our form line has been pathetic for a long time. 

We used to complain that Lampard was out of his depth managing Chelsea...but was it really that much worse than what we've seen under Potter?   Lamps can at least say that he somehow kept us in the european places....whereas Potter is leading us down the table and there's every chance we finish 10th this season. 

lampard is clear of potter. He literally had no transfers and got top 4, a cup final and a couple of wins against top teams in the league. I'm not saying lampard was good, he was rubbish but still pisses on potter

[TheHulk 2,482]

 

[Hashishi 148]

If you want to show your frustration at Potters existence, boycott his new game Hogwarts Legacy.

"Saint Potter! Can't even walk into a bookshop without making the front page!"

 

Edited February 12, 2023 by Hashishi

[Blue Armour 4,448]

2 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said:

I wonder whether the players should be told to throw a few games just to see the end of Potter.   It's honestly getting to that point, our form line has been pathetic for a long time. 

We used to complain that Lampard was out of his depth managing Chelsea...but was it really that much worse than what we've seen under Potter?   Lamps can at least say that he somehow kept us in the european places....whereas Potter is leading us down the table and there's every chance we finish 10th this season. 

I feel the players are already reflecting their managers mindset.

Apart from a few new signings looking to impress, the team in general is just content. Happy to score, but not too fussed if they fail to get a win. It's all par for the course.

Let's see what kind of mindset they use for the CL game midweek. He might ask them to give it a go, because it's a cup competition where anything can happen. Probably a break from the stale stuff we see in the league game.

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

Getting rid of Tuchel and appointing Potter has to be the stupidest appointment we’ve made since Villas-Boas after Ancelotti. One of the worst moves this club has made in the past 25 years.

Edited February 12, 2023 by OneMoSalah