I’ll admit that I was one of those Chelsea supporters who thought there was no way in hell they‘d sack him this season.
But that was because I figured the embarrassment to Boehly would be so great that Potter was safe at least through his first season. The entire club has essentially been shaped around Potter. Coaching staff, scouts, etc. For the owner to do all that I thought they’d stick with him no matter how awful things got.
But that's an insane way to run any business - "I refuse to make a decision because it my ego can't handle it".
Potter has been absolutely terrible, he's up there with the worst top 4 manager appointments ever. Whether or not that's entirely his fault we don't know, but we can't argue that despite Chelsea buying about 40 players this year, he can't seem to get a tune out of at least 5 of those players, which is a huge concern for any team.
He had to go, there's no two ways about it. It's completely common for a manager to come in and bring his own team with him, Moyes, LVG, Mourinho, Ten Hag all did it with us, Moyes brought half of Everton with him for fecks sake.
Anyway, I'm of the opinion Potter was an absolute chancer. He lacks the mentality to manage at this level, he'll find his place as a mid table manager now.