Graham Potter's First 100 Days At Chelsea EXAMINED | Explained

On September 8th, 2022, Graham Potter was sworn in as Chelsea manager. That followed the fraught dismissal of Thomas Tuchel, a decision taken so swiftly by Todd Boehly and ClearLake Capital it left the German stunned. He had lasted just 7 games under the new owners, suggesting that the brutal Abramovich approach to hiring and firing still lurked at Stamford Bridge.
That said, Potter was handed a 5-year-contract. And Boehly spoke of his excitement at working with his new manager. “He (Potter) is a proven coach and an innovator in the Premier League who fits our vision for the Club,” said the American. “He has skills and capabilities that extend beyond the pitch which will make Chelsea more successful.”
Potter earned this glowing endorsement thanks to his work with Brighton, who he transformed into a free-flowing Premier League regular on a budget.
But the Chelsea job is a huge step up from his time in Sweden, Swansea and the Seagulls. And over 100 days on from arriving in West London, not everyone is convinced he is up to task.
So, are some Chelsea fans right to be concerned with Graham Potter after just 4 months in the job? In this Football Daily Explained, we are in West London to find out.
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[@kipzonderkop1994]

It doesn’t matter who our manager is. The moment both James and chilwell get injured, our season nosedives.

[@hypeeegaming]

Sign some backups

[@Devghost]

Because you have no one in the midfield who can create . Your relying on WB to be the creative players .

[@hypeeegaming]

@@Devghost they should try and sign Bellingham

[@Devghost]

@@hypeeegaming They should he’d be a good signing for them. But I’m wondering if they will even make top 4 to attract Bellingham next season. Liverpool need a midfielder as well .

[@hypeeegaming]

@@Devghost fair point. Maybe Wirtz or De Jong, or Musiala

[@ryandavies5439]

Shouldn’t be sacked anytime soon because 1. He’s a project manager 2. The squad is bloated with not much genuine quality 3. The squad needs a massive overhaul 4. It’s still early in new ownership he needs time

[@Moinul987]

There were so many uncontrollable variables, so I don't blame him. Not saying it was right to sack Tuchel, but doesn't make Potter a bad choice still

[@andrewdipple446]

Well said.

[@pubgsniperlord7055]

Tuchel sacked himself mate...he didn't like hw things were being run and had a falling out with Todd and some Chelsea players...cud check out that news

[@gamingtherapy7467]

@@pubgsniperlord7055 well said

[@hieubuiminh4739]

The way I see it, if Arteta was given so long to apply his vision and get the people he wanted, then Potter should as well. This is an undoing of 2 decades of the hiring and firing culture from the old regime, you won't get there within just 1 year. Saying that, Tuchel shouldn't have been sacked so early, like may be before World Cup or until end of season.

[@hamster4810]

The difference is, arsenal only signed who arteta wanted. Boehly gave tuchel a summer with almost 300m then sacked him in September. Tuchel signed people like Koulibaly and Auba, and Boenly have made a lot of “Club” signings like Andrey Santos and Datro Fofana, who I doubt potter wanted

[@giovanniebrady966]

Even in those early wins Chelsea looked weird. Remember seeing them against Villa and they were lucky, they scored in the last minute against Palace.

[@ollgggg]

Potter definitely should get plenty of time, but Tuchel was not sacked because of his results.

[@andrewdipple446]

@@hamster4810 datro Fofana was a Brighton target, hence why when the entire coaching team and scouts from bright were signed by Chelsea they went straight for him.

[@winglessmecha]

We are not Arsenal

[@SirEnVo]

There's a vocal minority online out for Potters head. The average Chelsea fan knows all of the following: • A complete takeover of the club with new staff across the board and the government overseeing elements • A lot of best players were injured when he came in and more have been injured since • Hasn't had any transfers, not to mention our transfers we got in for Tuchel have been extremely hit and miss • No end of dead wood players still here from the Conte and Sari era • One of the weakest attacking lines in Europe (just look our top scorers since Tammy left)

[@newrecruit100]

Best players were injured when he came in? Kante was pretty much the only one he had. The injury situation only now has become untenable. It’s not been like this all along. Fact of the matter club has has deadwood for years but were still able to push through and be somewhat respectable. Yes I get it some of these aren’t good enough but they aren’t THAT bad. They’re just nowhere near good enough for a title push. He deserves criticism while same time acknowledging just like Tuchel he’s got quite a lot to deal with. Sometimes you gotta work with what you got and establish an identity. He’s got more security than any manager that I can remember but doesn’t act like he has. Short term doesn’t need to be this bleak to get success down the line especially with the squad and resources at hand.

[@frederickcapella6564]

Club can have a frontline of Messi. Haaland and Mbappe with KDB behind them, and still not score. Its just a garbage club

[@preethammc4665]

Just like Todd policy of buying youth it's applicable for this manager too ! Great talent but one for the future

[@BigBoyDanny123]

He’s definitely the right man for the job, need to clear out the squad and back him now

[@_.13_]

In Potter We Trust 💯

[@TapesProductions]

Looool we knew last season that we’re weak without chillwell and James and the chelsea board didn’t deal with the issue, same with Kante. Ridiculous.

[@londonisforeverblue1022]

his personallity matches his playstyle,uninspiring as it gets

[@ezraezra2928]

Premier League is really brutal. Many famous clubs suffered an awful campaign and their managers might lose the job. Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool are struggling without Sadio Mane, as well as key players that got injured. Frank Lampard's Everton are far worse, despite the big expectations when their goalkeeper Jordan Pickford performed well during the World Cup.

[@akshaypadmashali8686]

If potter wasn't English... There would be more voices saying Potter out

[@andrewdipple446]

That’s more a reflection of the English media pushing for sackings of mangers because it gains interest and views.

[@Devghost]

@@andrewdipple446 or maybe because Chelsea have always Sacked manager who underperformed.

[@21Problemz999]

He needs a another season to prove himself. Give him time

[@iankwemoi3609]

I'd rather Emma Hayes than Potter as our men's team manager.

[@ezraezra2928]

Reminds me of England national football team. Many believed that Sarina Wiegman would have been the successor of Gareth Southgate should the former Middlesbrough manager got sacked, but he decided to stay as long as Three Lions performed well with Bellingham, Saka, and Rashford 😂😂😂

[@fcajs3868]

What happened to transfer talk ! Need it back my favorite thing to watch

[@didisethema137]

Potter is the worst mistake cfc has ever made. Not a winner. English media hype fooled Boehly.

[@SteCollects]

Cucc looked mint in his first few games, idk what happened

[@KDarrsanaa]

Trust the process.

[@christofferengel8586]

I think it was a bigger mistake to let Marina Granovskaia and Petr Cech leave, than sacking Tuchel

[@AAbhayez]

Gr8 and proven coach happy with his media answers and presence of mind, but he needs to show his presence by winning matches for the club. Yes, Bohley invested for a long-term project, but it also doesn't mean to be a trophy less and humiliated. In the current situation, I am 55% with the manager while 45% with fans.🙂

[@daniels2393]

I don’t think any chelsea fan is happy where we are but there are some people that can see the thought process behind the decisions that are being made. Criticism will come and there is nothing wrong with that. We’ll just have to wait and see where things go. As fans we just have to keep demanding the best from the owners, management and players.

[@84thrashditional]

Let see where are Potter bring in 2-3 years

[@GIBBO4182]

Not sure if you can blame Potter for all of Chelsea’s problems. He hasn’t even been given a chance to buy players he actually wants yet

[@andrethomas4885]

Where is hammel his fav hipster coach is under pressure 😂😂😂

[@mpbfriends]

Now Man Sacked

[@Edithhandle]

Get the best out of mount 😂😂😂

[@play4dc]

I think ETHs and Conte's arrival + Artetas project coming together makes it all much harder for Potter. Chelsea may have needed a rebuild to win the PL but until this season it was expected for them to be getting CL football, probably 3rd and Tuchel was class. Potter may be a sensible long term option but I don't blame Chelsea fans for thinking their current form is unacceptable and potter doesn't look like he'll be able to turn it around with the current squad. For them to be so far behind the rest of the big 7 - Liverpool (and Klopp is tried and tested) what does Potter expect but questions to be being asked.

[@andrewdipple446]

I love Tuchel but Chelsea fell apart at the start of the season and Potter was playing catch up before he even arrived. Results actually turned around when he came in but the fell away terribly. Although when almost the entire first team injured I’m not sure what we can expect Potter to do. The injury situation is unheard of.

[@emmettoliver]

Out of his depth.. oh how Chelsea must miss Abramovic.. he'd never of appointed the Brighton manager to take the Chelsea job

[@Northsmen]

Before January no Chelsea forward can beat nor run pass a defender.

[@Bobby_sprinkles]

This is what happens when you don't seem to have a transfer policy direction. Add to that a weird mid season World Cup break, and loads of injuries, and of course he's going to struggle. The worst thing that Chelsea can do is sack him.

[@mohammedhamza5560]

Give him players injury free and signings he desires. Then we will challenge for the title in 2 years. We need to have patience

[@carnagegaming5188]

true chelsea fans want him to be given a chance... you take 60/70% of any teams first team out and they would struggle. Brighton were brilliant to watch when he was there and that didn't happen over night

[@didisethema137]

You are not a cfc fan. Scouser

[@Conordavefoster]

It will come good for Chelsea eventually

[@alexandrescu2000]

2-1 loss to fulham. He is awful

[@Devghost]

Potter ain’t the guy for Chelsea , his record was never good . A win rate of less than 38% . Chelsea don’t have a vision you can tell from how they are acting in the January transfer market.

[@winglessmecha]

He's a mid table coach and that will never change. Chelsea are 10th

[@mane2468]

reece is made of paper

[@kichasimon8891]

I am a chelsea fan.. A true chelsea fan will back the manager, I believe in potter.. 💙💙💙💙 ktbffhh

[@didisethema137]

Do you believe in the tooth fairy too. Potter is so bad...he's being upstaged by his replacement at Brighton. They score more and are getting more pts per game and will finish higher...

[@chuka1551]

Good manager, wrong club

[@KDarrsanaa]

Atleast a non Chelsea fan understands his worth

[@newrecruit100]

Thats what fans have a right to question. Is he actually the right fit for THIS club?

[@christinewatts7086]

Sorry at this point C minus to a D

[@dougidouglas3210]

How much are Chelsea willing to spend for potter's success?

[@mozan4469]

There are 2 games that made people support Touchel and resent Potter in Chelsea managerial position. 2:2 draw with Tottenham 1:1 draw with Manchester United. Despite both games being a draw Touchs Chelsea dominated Contes Tottenham which were in form meanwhile Potters Chelsea struggled insanely against Manchester United and deserved to lose that game. Touched despite his shortcomings was in the top 3 of the best managers in PL. Tactically and physically, players were always prepared, the only thing he struggled was the dressing room. Meanwhile, Potter is making major setup decisions which makes Chelsea struggle while playing from the back and very often they are forced to make subs in the very first half. Showcasing how managers are able to read Harry's tactics easily and force his hands before the half-time whistle. Chelsea made the biggest blunder of the decade in my opinion. This is a transition year for many of the clubs and Touchel probably would've turned it around and made chelsea challenge for the title.

[@ivorstirling4263]

The amount of injuries at chelsea has been insane over the last calendar year, bew medical team definitely needed. Squad is also the most chaotically built of any team in the prem right now. Gonna take at least until after the summer until we’re playing well consistently. Just get us a functioning medical department

[@granth1238]

Sterling played wing back for a couple games and same with Cucurella at LCB, let's stop pretending like its been all season. They have both been rubbish in their natural positions and simple aren't good enough for Chelsea. 240 mill wasted on "seasoned" players that have sent us backwards. Time to start the youngsters, Hall, Hutchinson, Chuk, Chalobah, at least they have some pride putting on the shirt. Undoubtably talented squad? You must be kidding, 2 world class players, Silva who's 39 years old and James who is never healthy.

[@gha11]

the club has been regressing since the Americans bought the club !! what do they know about football they even call it soccer 🤣🤣🤣🤣 sacking Tuchel and replacing him with Potter was a big mistake

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

A lot has gone wrong with Chelsea since the second half of last season. Yes that time Chelsea made two finals and almost knocked out Madrid in the Champions League but started to fall of the cliff in the Premier League title race. Most of their key players are always injured and too many dross players remains since the second Mourinho reign. The sacking of Tuchel didn't help at all since he overachieved with these players by winning the Champions League 2 years ago. Potter is just a victim in the mess Chelsea got into. Potter needs time to settle and build his vision for Chelsea like he did for Brighton. It's not possible to challenge the big boys within 1 season, it will take few seasons to get it right.

[@alacranproducciones502]

Football daily are the biggest clowns in football 😂🤡

[@GOATBryan10]

Wish we could turn back the clock to 100 days ago sigh. Clearly not a terrible manager if I am not being biased but horrible horrible fit for our club cos he just isn't ready yet for such a high level with its expectations & the pressure that comes with it & may never be tbh.

[@absolutespoon2074]

Any manager would be struggling right now. No manager would be up to the task even Pep. Tuchel had terrible results toward the end of his reign so we have yet to see what potter can do

[@GOATBryan10]

@@absolutespoon2074 Yes, we dropped off in the 2nd half of last season but not as bad it currently is. Despite an injury crisis (Potter has had to deal with the same tbf) + the Lukaku interview + no January signings + most significantly, the club being sanctioned all happening in the 2nd half of last season, Tuchel still won a trophy, reached 2 domestic finals that he was super unlucky not to win, was never below 3rd itl & only lost 5 games within 90 minutes in all competitions (Potter has already lost 5 games lol). So you are wrong, a serious & competent manager would be doing much much better than 10th place currently & likely to be knocked out of both domestic cups in the 1st round. 👍

[@absolutespoon2074]

@@GOATBryan10 I’m saying no manager would have chelsea in the top 4 right now. I’m just open to see what Potter can do within the next 6-12 months and think it’s way too premature for all these “chelsea fans” calling for the sack.

[@GOATBryan10]

@@absolutespoon2074 A serious & competent manager definitely has us in the top 4 or at least close to it not in freaking 10th place 👍 And why should I wait for 6-12 months for a manager unproven at the highest level?

[@keenancerff5359]

If Potter is going to succeed, as mentioned in the video, he lets to be able to sell whoever he wants and build a team with his players… Pep did that, klopp and arteta Youth needs to be used now becasue there are some players who just don’t care I think ziyech, aubameyang, jorginho maybe don’t suit Chelsea at this moment

[@dimitriostriantopoulos1726]

He aint the president of the United States why are you talking about 100 days lol

[@newrecruit100]

Is Potter to blame for ultimately this whole mess? Of course not. Just like Tuchel wasn’t. But at the same time the level at which this team is playing, lack of identity can be attributed to him to a quite a large degree. There’s no excuse to be 10th and to be this passive in games. There are right to be questions.

[@wandile.dlamini_]

The media and fans are putting so much pressure on Potter.

[@juvenilegolden]

I think injuries have ruined our momentum. We comfortably beat Milan twice etc and then injuries kicked in.

[@adampark4238]

Brighton players able to take on instructions and put them into play better than Chelsea players.

[@bindzimouleonsecondaxen3562]

La je pense que vous avez très bien compris que potter ne connais absolument rien rien rien du tout

[@dotunmakun]

So while we wait for Potter Chelsea fans should accept mediocrity because the new owners have chosen this gamble? It was madness to fire Tuchel and even though I'm a Chelsea fan, I want this failure to manifest so bad that every single English fan of CFC still holding any belief that this guy will deliver for Chelsea will rue the decision these new owners took by firing our beloved Thomas Tuchel

[@19keverick91]

You're not a fan and it's a transition period. Fact

[@dotunmakun]

@@19keverick91 I don't ever question people's loyality as fans and it's a weak response from you just because I don't share your patience for Graham Potter to work out this problem. If you had any knowledge of Chelsea FC you'd know by now that the club has been in transition long before Tuchel joined yet, Tuchel did incredibly well by taking a young team to the final and winning the champions League and club world cup among other finals we narrowly lost under his guidance. Graham Potter is a nice and likeable guy but he is just not up to the level to take a team like Chelsea through this "transition" you're talking about.

[@19keverick91]

@@dotunmakun it's not a weak response at all... you kicking the team at its lowest point that we have been in for a while shows zero support. To me it sounds like you want instant success and like the hire and fire strategy... yes that works to an extent but we need to move away from this, it's not sustainable, our team has suffered for years because of this. We have no footprint at all, no style. Tuchels 'transition stage' didn't really equal potters. Firstly he had a war chest in the transfer market. The old backroom staff were there throughout his tenure, roman was still there , marina, cech and also tuchel never played any academy or youth.... yes he was a great tactician but our academy suffered and now look were the players are who moved on.

[@dotunmakun]

@@19keverick91 I'm all for transitional success if the signs of success is evident. It's just not there for Graham. I'm hurt by every match Chelsea loses under any coach but I'm already done with Potter just because he hasn't shown anything to prove he has the goods. I've just seen the lineup for the game against Manchester City (kicking off in 30mins) and I think Potter doesn't know what he's doing. Zakaria and Chukwuemeka are not starting and that will expose the defense badly. I hope Potter knows what he's doing but we'll see

[@dotunmakun]

@@19keverick91 I hope you watching this walloping by Manchester City? Be honest, Graham Potter is out of his depths. It's like giving a child a bugatti to learn how to drive 😊

[@kingnyovane8831]

Tuchel built a squad to compete for the next 4 years with City and Liverpool since Boehly took over his re branding Chelsea and removing the Tuchel players and recruiting young players without a plan

[@ousmanecamara8606]

Give him time , 2-3 yrs and trust the process. This will include losses and a trophy drought but we will reap the rewards once a plan is solidified.

[@CBM64]

My loyalty to Chelsea went out the door with Boehly coming in and kicking out Tuchel. Disrespectful to a great manager who really cared about the club and the fans. I don't get Boehly's vision, but best of luck to him.

[@pullupdatape]

You never had loyalty to Chelsea

[@thespaceageparty9577]

Plastic

[@zacharybomstein4648]

Get outta here, plastic

[@jonathanortiz7851]

first comment

[@jakebyronjones]

Potter is an incredibly intelligent man and he clearly knew in advance that his chances of any above average success with that squad imbalance, and Farhid Moshri/Everton style recruitment strategies, at Todd Boelhy's Chelsea, were slim to none. He moved there to set himself and his extended family up for life financially and he knows he will have huge success in his future career whatever happens. When he soon gets the sack from Stamford Bridge he'll have huge over-achievements at his next club, the club after that and the club after that too. I think he's the sort of coach who could get Bayern Munich a couple of Champions' Leagues, get Dortmund winning a Bundesliga or three or even to lead Spurs to the PL title! Probably the only two clubs in the whole of Europe with whom he could have no satisfactory success are Chelsea and Man Utd respectively. I bet he could even win the Euros for England too!

[@lindanilushaba5323]

Win Champs with Bayern? Win league with Dortmund? This guy struggles to keep a clean sheet against bottom half prem teams let alone beat them😭😭 This must be a Potters burner account or something💀

[@jakebyronjones]

@@lindanilushaba5323 it's hard to manage any club with a stadium full of "fans" who do their big shop at Waitrose and Selfridges.With owners who think spending £60m on defenders that the Sunday Times football journalists link to Barcelona and Man City, or £120m midfielders that the Guardian link to PSG and Real Madrid, is the path to winning trophies! Just ask the prawn sandwich enthusiast season ticket holders at Glazer era Man Utd and they will also blame their managers for not instructing their 'superstar' players to kick it in the goal.... While the true fans watch KZbin highlights because BT Sports subscriptions are too expensive in this cost of living crisis.

[@niksur7113]

So deluded it's beyond a joke. Bayern probably haven't even heard of him.

[@amorybock7351]

potter will be the best coach that chelsea has ever had

[@Devghost]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bindzimouleonsecondaxen3562]

Il faut bien comprendre que même les joueurs de Chelsea n'aime plus ce tintin coach là potter

[@CheeseGrayter]

Potter should be afforded the same opportunity as Arteta. He knows what he’s doing, he inspired a much less talented Brighton team to consistently outperform. The squad is bloated with mercenaries and players with individual accolades in mind. Ship off the deadwood, bring in a few players who know the system or are committed to the vision (Caicedo & Rice imo). Stabilize, then build a culture, then learn to win. More dark days likely ahead for this current squad, but brighter times on the horizon. Trust the process, Trust in Potter COYB👊💪💙

[@ldnkmgsal65547]

book - holy bible John 19-11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin

[@mroslan7078]

Small club mentality manager

[@ivansaric2910]

Ten Hag :“The club has bought an unimaginable number of players in recent years who have not been good enough. Most purchases have been average - and at United average is not good enough. United's shirt weighs heavily. Only real personalities, who can perform under great pressure, can play here.”

[@aspursy7826]

In a odd way I want Potter to succeed to a degree. I want to see Young English managers get the chance to manage on the big stage with biggest squads - im including Eddie Howe in this also. Its only bodes well for the England national team.

[@darthwiizius]

I agree, a year ago some of our toxic boo boys wanted Mikel out. You have to give them time to get the squad organised in their image, we love to destroy a young manager's career before it gets a chance to even get started. Potter needs a couple of transfer windows where he gives the board a list of players he wants and they go and get them, only then can he be reasonably assessed.