Graham Potter | turns down Ajax job

Desperate for an attacker god knows why they’re after defenders and midfielders

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
 
That press conference video is embarrassing. Guy has no clue.
 
chelsea have found their moyes and woodward combo. see you in a decade, boys.
 
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
 
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
 
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?
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.
 
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.
 
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.

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.
 
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.
Yea but for 1 Arteta there are 100 Oles’, Lampards’ etc. Although I agree, Potter should be given at least 5 more years.
 
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
 
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.
Arteta did inherit a declining mess, Chelsea are a top 4 club having recently been champions of Europe
 
Yea but for 1 Arteta there are 100 Oles’, Lampards’ etc. Although I agree, Potter should be given at least 5 more years.
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.
 
Yea but for 1 Arteta there are 100 Oles’, Lampards’ etc. Although I agree, Potter should be given at least 5 more years.
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.
 
I don’t think the players rate him

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.'
 
Surprised he didn't play the kids, they looked bright last time and at least there'd be an excuse.
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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Arteta did inherit a declining mess, Chelsea are a top 4 club having recently been champions of Europe
Tuchel's Chelsea were already showing signs of decline last season and then had a calamitous start to the season. What they did 2.5 years ago has very little relevance to today especially given the exodus of players on free transfers. They replaced their best defender with a new player to the league who so far has been a big disappointment. Fofana has been injured non-stop as well as have James and Chilwell. Basically Thiago Silva is their best defender and that should not be the case in 2023 for a top side. They still don't have a striker too so it is no surprise that a team with a non-existant defense and an attack reliant on wingers with poor goal scoring records is struggling.
 
I go back to it but that conference video tells you all you need to know. He’s rattled and he’s in over his head. Doesn’t have the personality or mentality for a big club.