Graham Potter new Chelsea head coach confirmed

[TheBigIguana]

It's just so much crying. You'd think someone had died. He was only there a couple of seasons and achieved nothing with them.

It's Brighton, finishing 9th was an achievement and they were well on their way to at least that again with a European campaign not out of reach. There is no clear move to make now. I think I understand the feelings.

 

[Nymzee]

It's Brighton, finishing 9th was an achievement and they were well on their way to at least that again with a European campaign not out of reach. There is no clear move to make now. I think I understand the feelings.

No

 

[Dame Judi Dench]

No

Yes.

 

[Dame Judi Dench]

It's just so much crying. You'd think someone had died. He was only there a couple of seasons and achieved nothing with them.

Our fans were exactly the same with Carlo.

 

[Cels]

Yes.

Maybe?

 

[Cels]

It's a strange one for me personally because I like Graham Potter but I can't stand Chelsea.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Our fans were exactly the same with Carlo.

And Carlo did nothing for Everton really, Potter has taken a team playing awful footy under Hughton with little talent and turned it into a smart, sustainable club with a ceiling of making Europe. That's remarkable work really.

It isn't all him, the recruitment shouldn't completely tank now but it will take making the right hire to keep this rolling and the Brighton fans aren't wrong for seeing the downside there.

 

[Nymzee]

Our fans were exactly the same with Carlo.

No

 

[Osamabindiesel]

Get the money king

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Every manager that has been there since the buying binge began ended up doing that sooner or later. It's the problem with too much of an embarrassment of riches coupled with the expectation of lifting a major trophy every time out. Some seasons, you need to reload so you don't end up rebuilding later.


I suppose they're thinking that if they get it together at the back, sooner or later the attack will take care of itself. One thing that can be said for Potter is that he got the club playing progessively better defense every season without needing big-money 'ins' to do it.

I agree with the consensus that it's a poor fit. Potter has never managed egos like this, or been in this kind of fishbowl, and those are very difficult skills to learn on-the-job.

This. I often think it's hard for less established managers simply getting star players to actually listen to them.

 

[Goat]

This. I often think it's hard for less established managers simply getting star players to actually listen to them.

Why should I try for this no mark, he will be gone within 6months.

 

[Billy Dean]

It's Brighton, finishing 9th was an achievement and they were well on their way to at least that again with a European campaign not out of reach. There is no clear move to make now. I think I understand the feelings.

Wouldn't surprise me if they appoint this Knutsen character

 

[TheBigIguana]

Wouldn't surprise me if they appoint this Knutsen character

A risk but certainly one worth taking

 

[Osamabindiesel]

I think the downfall of Potter will be the same as Mourinho. Jose tends to do better with players he can control and Potter is most likely similar in a sense. You can be a great coach but the top MANAGERS (emphasis on that) can lead even the most petulant prima-donnas and win trophies.

Will Potter succeed in winning those guys over? Hopefully for his sake. But this tends to be why most managers fail to take that step.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Wouldn't surprise me if they appoint this Knutsen character

Could be a balls-up.