AlPistacho
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I agree with a lot of what you say. But the whole “job being too big for him” and comparing that to Moyes is something I don’t like because it seems to be something reserved for British managers. How many foreign managers have come to the prem over the years to join a top 4 club and failed but no one really says ohh it was to big for him. One that comes to mind is the ex Porto manager who joined Chelsea.Potter was a great coach at Brighton to a point that if we hadn’t gotten ETH, I would have wanted him at United above Poch or any other candidate. The comparisons with Moyes don’t make sense in terms of footballing styles. But the job being too big for him feels very much like Moyes’ time with us. In my opinion, the points dropped early in the season was his own doing with his constant tinkering of the lineup to try and find his “best” team. He’s bit of a lame duck now and needs his players to bail him out. Modern day footballers won’t be bothered though.
Really I think with Potter it’s similar to that. He was good enough to get a shot. Punched but couldn’t punch hard enough. Like many managers before him.