This brings me to a question I have ofren thought about. How are the clubs outside of top 6/7 ranked in terms of finance/history/fan base etc which might influence what kind of managers the individual clubs can attract and whether it’s a step up or down. I would assume that clubs like Everton, West Ham and Villa are higher ranked than for instance Brighton but would it have been considered a step up if Potter had ended up here instead of at Chelsea, and would it be a step up if someone like Thomas Frank went to Leeds or Southampton ?
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De Zerbi hasnt missed a beat has he? Or do you think they are still going to be a Potter coached team for the rest of the season?
Desperate for an attacker god knows why they’re after defenders and midfielders
Getting sacked anyway they look clueless
Getting sacked anyway they look clueless
It’s that bad I can’t even see what style they’re trying to implement . They’re not playing Potters style badly, they’re just playing like shit
Fastest sack watch ever? Sadly deserved in today's game (and at Chelsea).
That press conference video is embarrassing. Guy has no clue.
Three years before you judge him! 
#pottysatthewheel
#pottysatthewheelchelsea have found their moyes and woodward combo. see you in a decade, boys.
I think it wouldn't be fair to sack him before he gets to spend another €300M only then will it be really his team.
They’re rubbish. A more expensive Nottingham Forest.
Boehly playing football manager right now to try and scramble 19 new players he can sign in real life.
Think he might go tomorrow
They don’t even have a game plan it’s rubbish
They don’t even have a game plan it’s rubbish
Haired fraud.
This is a very unexciting FA Cup tie in front of TV cameras. Easy for City. Disastrous for Potter.
Just a bad fit. He doesn’t have the ego for Chelsea. Somewhere like Everton or Villa maybe Spurs would have been a better fit.
Said he would be their Moyes but half the Caf here wouldn’t have that. Hope he stays there as long as he can. I think he’s a good manager but some are just not suited to manage a big football club. I also don’t think the Chelsea players whom some are winners elsewhere have enough respect for him
It’s quite rare for a coach coming into a team that is already doing well, but de Zerbi has come in and improved us. We press more under him and take more risks going forward, which have paid off so far.
He was appointed because of his similarities to Potter, but he’s introduced youth far quicker and right now we’re the best we have ever been.
Yeah he’s done out here. Moyes Mk.II
They do have a long injury list which could buy him a bit of time. But it’s not looking great.
Surprised he didn't play the kids, they looked bright last time and at least there'd be an excuse.
who is your DoF?
Do people forget how bad Arsenal looked under Arteta at times? Chelsea are daft if they don’t at least give him until the start of next season. It would help if there transfer strategy didn’t resemble a drunk person playing darts. Not really sure how you have continuity when you sign 10 new players.
They do have a horrible injury list to be fair but they've been embarrassing today.
Why aren’t they playing their strongest team for this match?
Yea but for 1 Arteta there are 100 Oles’, Lampards’ etc. Although I agree, Potter should be given at least 5 more years.
I don’t think the players rate him
Reading Shed End forum reminds me of our forum under Ole. Trust the process and all that shite.
Bless them. They deserve it for those Abramovich years and usurping us and Arsenal with their oligarch cash.
ha ha ha
Bless them. They deserve it for those Abramovich years and usurping us and Arsenal with their oligarch cash.
ha ha ha
Answering questions - top draw
Managing - bit more work to do.
Was Dan Ashworth until February (moved to Newcastle). Don't know who it is now, but the succession planning seems flawless at all levels
Arteta did inherit a declining mess, Chelsea are a top 4 club having recently been champions of Europe
Daft, tinkering, overhyped manager with a head shaped like a literal oblong.
Would do better as a Postman Pat lookalike than a manager of a Top 4 club.
Would do better as a Postman Pat lookalike than a manager of a Top 4 club.
Sacking Tuchel looks a monumental error
The issues at Chelsea run far deeper than the head coach.
Both ole and lampard got a tune out of the players initially. This is more like Moyes.
He’d be a good England manager, I was hoping Southgate would call it a day after the WC and that Potter would take over. Managing big club teams is a different kettle of fish, especially Chelsea who are nothing but drama.
Potter has proven himself much more than those two had. I do think he would be doing much better as an off-season appointment though.
It's the first time I think he's in trouble. He's performing exceptionally badly.
It’s the lack of effort and pride that’s more worrying I feel
Not one bit. We've been through this cycle enough times over the past 10 years to recognise the signs.
The players, clearly, aren't sold on him and they think/know if it goes wrong he'll be out.
We can argue the toss about it, sure as hell have under a few United coaches over the past decade, but multimillionaire players aren't just going to listen to anyone. There's a lot of 'big' players in that squad who will look at Potter's CV and think: 'He's not got anything to show me.'
He's playing with fullbacks who have school tomorrow.
Unless you're suggesting that he should have fielded a full youth team. If you do that at the Etihad against a fairly strong City XI, you might get jailed for child abuse.
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