It is going to be interesting.

A lot of clubs fans have previously spoken about Potter as a possibility when their manager was ousted.

So he is a dark horse option.

I have not watched Brighton much though have noticed they have good energy and it will be interesting to see how that translates to our game which is sometimes played at a pedestrian pace.

We are still going to have to break teams down that is the nature of facing sides with less creativity they play on the counter attack and if Potter wants to reach the echelons at the top of the game he has the challenge of finding an answer for us. 

No-one can accuse CFC of being a boring club, the revolving door moves again. 

 

Edited September 8, 20223 yr by strider6004

1 hour ago, Andy North said:

I'll give him a chance but really can't see him successfully dealing with world class egos.

Err...we only really have two world class players. Silva and Kante and neither of them have large egos.

 

Potter will have my FULL support and I for one am delighted that he has agreed to come to us. When you look at what he has achieved with small budgets, journeyman players and some inspired imports, it really is exciting to see what he can do with a hugely expensive bunch of misfits. We do have some fabulous talent in the squad and I just have a feeling that Potter will get the best out of them. He doesn't strike me as a bloke you would want to mess around, and he will see (like even a blind man can) that we lack real Leadership both on and off the pitch. I know it's completely another level to what he is used to, but his CV says that he has earned the chance to at least try and make it in the big time.

4 minutes ago, loz said:

Err...we only really have two world class players. Silva and Kante and neither of them have large egos.

 

No the problem is all the non world class players and their large egos.

2 hours ago, Ballack & Blu said:

Then maybe Eden..

Maybe?

There was a time when he was at minimum top 5 in the world and probably the best in the premiership.

Eden was from that era though of having top players, and was exactly the point I was making when we signed Sterling a while ago.

People liked talking up ‘transition phases’ here, well this is one, I just don’t know if there is anything to transition to, and I think it will just be a chase all the time of achieving a 4th place from here on.

I hope Potter has the power and backing of Tod n Co, and the players are told to shape up or f**k off, New Captain, no Jorginho pissy passing, get the ball into the area at earliest opportunity, and enjoy the ride Harry

23 minutes ago, strider6004 said:

It is going to be interesting.

A lot of clubs fans have previously spoken about Potter as a possibility when their manager was ousted.

So he is a dark horse option.

I have not watched Brighton much though have noticed they have good energy and it will be interesting to see how that translates to our game which is sometimes played at a pedestrian pace.

We are still going to have to break teams down that is the nature of facing sides with less creativity they play on the counter attack and if Potter wants to reach the echelons at the top of the game he has the challenge of finding an answer for us. 

No-one can accuse CFC of being a boring club, the revolving door moves again. 

 

It's quite difficult to play sideways, sideways backwards football with pace.

18 minutes ago, Spiller86 said:

No the problem is all the non world class players and their large egos.

Do you think that maybe Brighton also had large egos in their dressing room? Egos aren't just exclusive to the top tier. If the only egos are players that aren't crucial to the team then we're in a good place. The historic Chelsea problem was our egos were also our best players. 

 

29 minutes ago, Spiller86 said:

Hahaha not far off. Graham Potter reaches verbal agreement with Chelsea on 13m payout in June 2023. 

Have to say the last 48 hours have really made me even more pissed off at Vladimir Putin. Wasn't sure that was possible but here we are...

I've got little doubt Roman would have sacked Tuchel at some point. And if he had we'd be looking at Poch lining up as our manager.

Edited September 8, 20223 yr by bisright1

8 minutes ago, Ballack & Blu said:

I hope Potter has the power and backing of Tod n Co, and the players are told to shape up or f**k off, New Captain, no Jorginho pissy passing, get the ball into the area at earliest opportunity, and enjoy the ride Harry

Oh yes please.

from what i've read i don't think this is the old Abramovich strategy 

he might actually be seen as a long term coach 

we've got super Graham Potter

he knows exactly what we need 

puli on the bench, baka back to the french

finally we will play with some speed 

44 minutes ago, Womble said:

Exactly he's just won the national lottery...

4 weeks in a row !

8 minutes ago, Kev56 said:

It's quite difficult to play sideways, sideways backwards football with pace.

I think our playing style will change..........

1 minute ago, strider6004 said:

I think our playing style will change..........

That's a given.

Noticed over the last couple of years Potter has taken Lamptey, Gilmour and Colwill to Brighton. 

Do you think he'll come in and prioritise the academy lads? Chalobah back in the team, perhaps Broja starting games. 

4 minutes ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Noticed over the last couple of years Potter has taken Lamptey, Gilmour and Colwill to Brighton. 

Do you think he'll come in and prioritise the academy lads? Chalobah back in the team, perhaps Broja starting games. 

he turned Welbeck into a very effective number 9 

from all our strikers i think Broja is the best suited to play a similar role. I think he's stronger in the air and on the ball than Aubameyang. Or maybe Havertz, although he didn't score enough goals, he has impressed me with his strength and physicality and sh*thousery 

Edited September 8, 20223 yr by azpi28

5 minutes ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Noticed over the last couple of years Potter has taken Lamptey, Gilmour and Colwill to Brighton. 

Do you think he'll come in and prioritise the academy lads? Chalobah back in the team, perhaps Broja starting games. 

I don't want him to prioritize academy lads but I want him to give them a chance. 

I think everyone here are excited about Borja and Gallagher. We have seen Gallagher and he has struggled but we barely saw Borja. After his nice cameo against west ham, we expected Borja to be given a chance against Zagreb but we saw auba instead. 

 

 

Edited September 8, 20223 yr by Bob stark

35 minutes ago, Spiller86 said:

No the problem is all the non world class players and their large egos.

There is a place for them on match day. Ziyech's living toom

FFS. I really, really didn't want him. Just not the manager or a top club like Chelsea.

Massive gamble. Be suprised if he survives till Christmas. But we can only hope and cross all fingers and toes.

Edited September 8, 20223 yr by smileysmiles

8 minutes ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Noticed over the last couple of years Potter has taken Lamptey, Gilmour and Colwill to Brighton. 

Do you think he'll come in and prioritise the academy lads? Chalobah back in the team, perhaps Broja starting games. 

As far as i'm aware no players from Brightons academy have gotten much of a chance with him with one exception and thats their goalkeeper.

 

with Östersunds he played a 4-4-2 so a slight variation on that might also be an option

Reecey - Fofana - Thiago Silva/ Koulibaly - Chilwell/ Cucurella

              Kovacic - Kante/Jorginho 

 Mount -       Havertz              Sterling

                     Broja

 

Reecey - Fofana - Thiago Silva/ Koulibaly - Chilwell/ Cucurella

              Kovacic - Kante/Jorginho 

      <<<<Mount -  Havertz>>>>         

                Broja   Sterling

I think we will bid for Lewis Dunk in the next window, their fancy MF,  maybe even Welbcke. We are going to make Brighton our feeder club 🤔

1 minute ago, icecoolguy22 said:

I think we will bid for Lewis Dunk in the next window, their fancy MF,  maybe even Welbcke. We are going to make Brighton our feeder club 🤔

more likely that it will be Moisés Caicedo 

who, i would add, i would like 

Edited September 8, 20223 yr by azpi28

I always back the new managers 100%, from John Neal to Thomas Tuchel, i was there right behind them all, that will never change.

Welcome to our club Graham Potter.