Graham Potter | turns down Ajax job

[Still ill]

It never rains but it pours. He really isn't getting many breaks, is he?

 

[charlenefan]

If he wasn't Chelsea manager I'd have sympathy, he literally can't catch a break

 

[Dan_F]

Potter looked like he was mouthing "absolute bullshit" at the ref's assistant there. Ref had no choice, surely.

Yeah he did. Managers and players will moan about anything though.

 

[SilentWitness]

Feel so sorry for him.

 

[Gazza]

Yeah he did. Managers and players will moan about anything though.

Fair -- it's probably somewhat misdirected frustration about how things are generally going for him right now.

 

[BerryBerryShrew]

I WANDer what made him take that move. It was definitely the RON move for him, he just doesn’t have the MAGIC for it with his DRACOnian tactics. It doesn’t seem to matter what he does it’s ALBUSted. They’re probably going to get HAGRID of him soon if they’re SIRIUS about getting Top 4.

They've put in some VOLDEMORTifying displays recently.

 

[Member 101269]

Potter looked like he was mouthing "absolute bullshit" at the ref's assistant there. Ref had no choice, surely.

Gone by the end of February?

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

Gone by the end of February?

feck that, gone by the lunar new year.

 

[Robbie Boy]

Feel so sorry for him.

Why?

 

[Member 101269]

feck that, gone by the lunar new year.

He can hop off then

 

[SilentWitness]

Why?

Because he's a good manager and he is having absolutely no luck. Injury pile ups, when it's starting to click in a game the two best players are out through no fault of his own.

 

[Robbie Boy]

Because he's a good manager and he is having absolutely no luck. Injury pile ups, when it's starting to click in a game the two best players are out through no fault of his own.

Even with the injuries, they should be doing better than they are. Meanwhile, De Zerbi has come into Brighton and they haven't missed Potter one little bit. I personally think he's a decent manager, but pretty overrated.

 

[Lecland07]

Even with the injuries, they should be doing better than they are. Meanwhile, De Zerbi has come into Brighton and they haven't missed Potter one little bit. I personally think he's a decent manager, but pretty overrated.

Well, Brighton are positioned lower than when Potter was there, so not entirely true.

Regarding Chelsea, they have zero goalscorers - Havertz doesn't score whether it is for Germany or Chelsea. Mount has been useless all season. Most of the other attackers are injured and unavailable. Not sure what they could be doing with one of the worst attacks in the league.

Copious amounts of injuries. There is not much that can be done at this point.

 

[Maluco]

Because he's a good manager and he is having absolutely no luck. Injury pile ups, when it's starting to click in a game the two best players are out through no fault of his own.

There is something about Potter, and I think it was his impressive stint in Sweden, along with Brighton’s style, that seems to buy him a lot of excuses.

It was two years about hearing about his Xg at Brighton, and now it is injuries at Chelsea. There comes a time when top managers need to overcome these difficulties that all managers face.

I think he is getting off quite easily for what has been a shocking performance at Chelsea so far.

 

[SilentWitness]

Even with the injuries, they should be doing better than they are. Meanwhile, De Zerbi has come into Brighton and they haven't missed Potter one little bit. I personally think he's a decent manager, but pretty overrated.

Brighton weren't a mess when De Zerbi took over. They were on the up and set up for a new manager to come in and excel if they had the same philosophy or similar. Chelsea is a start from scratch job.

 

[Markolan]

How is the relationship between Tuchel and Boehly? Chances of the german come back?
As I can't see Potter surviving current game if they lose

 

[SilentWitness]

There is something about Potter, and I think it was his impressive stint in Sweden, along with Brighton’s style, that seems to buy him a lot of excuses.

It was two years about hearing about his Xg at Brighton, and now it is injuries at Chelsea. There comes a time when top managers need to overcome these difficulties that all managers face.

I think he is getting off quite easily for what has been a shocking performance at Chelsea so far.

There were no excuses afforded to him at Brighton this season. It finally clicked in terms of xG and they were magnificent.

 

[crossy1686]

Because he's a good manager and he is having absolutely no luck. Injury pile ups, when it's starting to click in a game the two best players are out through no fault of his own.

He's a good manager but he's out of his depth, regardless of the issues they're having he can't organise the team to look like footballers.

 

[SilentWitness]

He's a good manager but he's out of his depth, regardless of the issues they're having he can't organise the team to look like footballers.

That's not true. They were functioning well in terms of their attacking play tonight and then lost their best player this season to injury and their best player on the night to a silly individual mistake.

 

[Nogbadthebad]

Brighton weren't a mess when De Zerbi took over. They were on the up and set up for a new manager to come in and excel if they had the same philosophy or similar. Chelsea is a start from scratch job.

Nowhere near the mess we were at the start of the season, but it is ridiculous to talk of him being sacked before hes even got a trasnfer window under his belt.

Never mind graham, harry potter couldn't turn that club around in 3 months.

 

[cyberman]

Brighton weren't a mess when De Zerbi took over. They were on the up and set up for a new manager to come in and excel if they had the same philosophy or similar. Chelsea is a start from scratch job.

We’re they? They were a top 4 side with 250m odd spent on it. Tuchel was sacked after 3 league wins in 7, somehow they’re worse now.
what could they fall to here after this round? 11th? 12th?

 

[SilentWitness]

We’re they? They were a top 4 side with 250m odd spent on it. Tuchel was sacked after 3 league wins in 7, somehow they’re worse now.
what could they fall to here after this round? 11th? 12th?

Yes. United spent loads too but you'd consider them a start from scratch job when EtH came in too.

 

[Robbie Boy]

Brighton weren't a mess when De Zerbi took over. They were on the up and set up for a new manager to come in and excel if they had the same philosophy or similar. Chelsea is a start from scratch job.

I wasn't overly impressed with his work at Swansea tbh, and Brighton are Brighton; a really well run club, who can transition to another manager seamlessly, because of their internal structures. He done a decent job there, but I would put a-lot of that down to the club being so well run. Even at that, he struggled at times and was booed by his own fans last season.

I feel he's in well over his head at Chelsea, and I would never have even considered him as a Ralf/Ole replacement, in all honesty.

 

[Fergies Gum]

Feel so sorry for him.

He is going to get a multi million pound payout when the sacking inevitably happens. Do not feel sorry for people like him.

 

[Tom Cato]

How is the relationship between Tuchel and Boehly? Chances of the german come back?
As I can't see Potter surviving current game if they lose

Very poor. Tuchel is never returning to Chelsea under the American ownership

 

[Maluco]

There were no excuses afforded to him at Brighton this season. It finally clicked in terms of xG and they were magnificent.

15th and 16th with only 41 points for two seasons with good players.

It’s really one top season as a top flight manager, and de Zerbi has them playing just as well despite losing key players.

It is a questionable CV.

 

[Massive Spanner]

They need to give him a seven year contract.

 

[SilentWitness]

I wasn't overly impressed with his work at Swansea tbh, and Brighton are Brighton; a really well run club, who can transition to another manager seamlessly, because of their internal structures. He done a decent job there, but I would put a-lot of that down to the club being so well run. Even at that, he struggled at times and was booed by his own fans last season.

I feel he's in well over his head at Chelsea, and I would never have even considered him as a Ralf/Ole replacement, in all honesty.

He was booed because football fans are stupid and fickle, not because he's a poor manager. Yes, Brighton were and are fantastically well run as a football club in terms of the back room staff but on the pitch it was Potter that put together an excellent system which helped them improve each year.

 

[Strats]

I have quite the soft spot for him based on the work he did for Östersund in Sweden.

Do feel sorry for him. However, he should be doing better though despite the injuries Chelsea have sustained.

 

[Robbie Boy]

Well, Brighton are positioned lower than when Potter was there, so not entirely true.

What's not true exactly? He's come in and transitioned really quickly. Who said he record was like-for-like?

 

[cyberman]

Yes. United spent loads too but you'd consider them a start from scratch job when EtH came in too.

I think it’s retconning history here. Say what you want about Tuchel and Chelsea but they aren’t middle of the table bad. They aren’t even trying to play a different way or adapt here, they’re just dead.
There’s a reason why there was shock when Tuchel was sacked and it’s not because they’re a team who should be where they are now.

 

[Zoo]

Has that Moyes haunted look already. Only been there a few months.

 

[IrishRedDevil]

It’s hilarious how he just keeps throwing a collection of random players on the pitch.

 

[mu4c_20le]

Feel so sorry for him.

No one put a gun to his head? He had a great thing going on at Brighton, but he left them mid season to chase the glory, and the money.

 

[crossy1686]

That's not true. They were functioning well in terms of their attacking play tonight and then lost their best player this season to injury and their best player on the night to a silly individual mistake.

Come on, for some reason there's constant excuses for Potter, anyone else is 'shit' by now. They're conceding at will because Reece James is injured, despite spending £180m on defenders, they're hardly creating any chances and the chances they're having are half chances. Injuries or not, they're not even hard to beat and that's the minimum expectation for a team like Chelsea or any PL team for that matter. The players look like they're not arsed and I don't think anyone can give an accurate description of what Chelsea re actually trying to do tactically.

 

[Robbie Boy]

He was booed because football fans are stupid and fickle, not because he's a poor manager. Yes, Brighton were and are fantastically well run as a football club in terms of the back room staff but on the pitch it was Potter that put together an excellent system which helped them improve each year.

He was booed because the football was atrocious for quite a few home games on the bounce, fickle as that may be. I just don't see any evidence that screams top class manager.

 

[Bepi]

I wasn't overly impressed with his work at Swansea tbh, and Brighton are Brighton; a really well run club, who can transition to another manager seamlessly, because of their internal structures. He done a decent job there, but I would put a-lot of that down to the club being so well run. Even at that, he struggled at times and was booed by his own fans last season.

I feel he's in well over his head at Chelsea, and I would never have even considered him as a Ralf/Ole replacement, in all honesty.

Nah, Potter is having a mare on a shipwreck but really any other club getting him will find a true gem, he will be snapped instantly as soon as he is available again.

 

[VP89]

Honestly he's been terribly unlucky.

He's got his own margin for error when making a step up to a new club, which is fair enough but on top of that:

--> starting midway through the season
--> a clown as an owner
--> absolutely ridiculous injuries

 

[Nick7]

No one put a gun to his head? He had a great thing going on at Brighton, but he left them mid season to chase the glory, and the money.

I rate him but yeah. There was absolutely no way that move was going to go well.

 

[Ayoba]

Dead man walking?