Will Graham Potter work at Chelsea?

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Graham Potter has landed his biggest job in football yet, being announced as the new head coach at Chelsea.
After 3 impressive years at Brighton, imposing his coaching philosophy with a focus on maintaining possession and pressing high, he now gets the chance to coach in the Champions League following the departure of Thomas Tuchel.
How will the Englishman fair with Chelsea after a stuttering start to the season? Jon Mackenzie looks at what Potter will bring to Stamford Bridge.
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[@vampyfawn]

Underselling how he took a Swedish team from the fourth division to the knockout stages of the europa league where he won against Arsenal at the Emirates. Potter is a real life FM manager.

[@ewan7283]

Tifo rely in data for most of their analysis, and this sort of in depth data doesnt exist as readily in the lower leagues, especially for older seasons.

[@apicemphysique]

My thoughts exactly, like Swedish teams are usually very bad compared to the rest of Europe. Yet, he was able to take one of the worst teams to the top league, into the Europe league, and win against Arsenal with those players. Let me remind you that most Swedish football players have a market cap under 1 million euros.

[@Timbone07]

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[@jackzeldon2883]

Potter is obv a solid manager w/ some middling accomplishments...... but his method of operation is to find damaged goods Footballers & nurse their wounded souls & then preach an underdog us against the world motivational schtick - Chelsea players will yawn or laugh at this approach & Potter's lack of any accomplishment on the big stage - disastrous move by Boehly & after the fans quickly turn on Potter they'll turn on Boehly w/ double the ferocity

[@Timbone07]

@@jackzeldon2883 It screams poor planning. They could have waited until January so the new manager can get his own signings in. People mocked Mourinho for getting sacked at Chelsea. The problem is how the club is run not the manager. Chelsea still have over 200 players. It's ridiculous

[@solomonsmith9480]

As a Brighton fan I’m absolutely gutted he’s left by far the best thing that’s happened to our club in the premier league, wish him all the best and really think he’s going to succeed wherever he goes but this is a real blow and feels like he’s left mid-project in all honesty which is a shame.

[@Chris-zs6fd]

Not even a Brighton fan but similarly disappointed - he had such a good thing going and felt like he had more to do. Also sad to see, yet again, the old guard stealing all the best talent from the lower parts of the league. I'd have been well up for Brighton challenging the Top 6 in years to come but I guess that can't happen in that way now

[@bretton_woods]

Brighton should go for Pochettino. Why not. He did an amazing job at Southampton and arguably at my club Spurs (I say arguably, because we should have won at least 1 trophy under him). But damn Chelsea seem to change their manager all the time and still win stuff...just proves their players turn it on when they feel like it, ever since Frank and JT that squad has been toxic, and Graham most likely won't last more than a couple seasons. Maybe you'll get him back again who knows..

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

Should've told them to wait to next season and hire an interim

[@jopearson6321]

@@bretton_woods I like Pochettino, but I think that would be a bad move for both parties. You suspect that Pochettino backs himself at a higher level than Brighton in terms of club power, and that sort of gap can create an uneasy relationship. The manager thinks he should be managing higher and gets frustrated, other big clubs are always circling, waiting to poach them, and some fan's get miffed that the manager doesn't appreciate the club as much as they do. Trust me, you don't want that. I'm an Everton fan, and a Carlo Ancelotti fan, yet I never wanted Ancelotti at Everton. Just look how that turned out. Every party felt slightly deflated from the whole affair.

[@zoeysiddiqi1532]

@@jopearson6321 tbf one simply does not go from managing milan chelsea psg madrid bayern napoli to everton

[@gui.3255]

I thought Chelsea were overly hard with Tuchel, even their fans were visible upseat. Setting that aside, Graham Potter is one of the biggest rising managers in the PL. As a Man Utd fan, I will be excited for Ten Hag vs Potter 🔥

[@tryinggaming414]

It already happened my guy we lost 2-1 but it was ten hags first prem game and maguire was on defence so i would like a rematch

[@tebogomohanoe5443]

@@tryinggaming414 yup

[@tonespeaks]

@GUI. "Rising" Chelsea is one of the top teams.... It would make more sense to pick him for a team like Arsenal... but Chelsea, it doesn't make a lot of sense.

[@davids8127]

He can't be a bigger flop than Maguire

[@Itsgold123]

@@tonespeaks why..state your fact with statistics, not because he coached a younger team..use statistics to tell me why..not Ur feeling

[@officielEP]

As a Chelsea fan, I was hoping Tuchel would be given the chance to turn things around. He seemed very invested in the club. I'm still saddened by his departure

[@luthfiahadian]

Agree... mate i'm just realize that boehly just pick the manager who can he control and bully like Potters and that's bad idea, because The manager who should organize the team not the owner, i see that Ronaldo will come to Chelsea soon who just make profit to Boehly😢

[@thebrotherhood227]

No chance potter is getting bullied mate He knows he can walk into any team in England if he quits Chelsea due to Todd

[@hdave2803]

I think he was the final piece of the old hierarchy they wanted to completely clean house. Madness sacking him before hiring a DoF

[@paultyler9600]

As a chelsea fan of 50 years I'm glad to see the back of him ! One dimensional. Useless man manager. Destroys players confidence. He wasn't fired because of results. He was fired because of his piss poor attitude towards the board and new signings. We lost one of the best strikers in the world because tuchel didn't have a clue how to play him. Good riddance I say. One of if not the worst gaffer I've seen at the bridge.

[@arbaazali7048]

@@hdave2803 apparently the incoming dof recommended Potter

[@yakamusporteroa6681]

Jon is so good, so much detail and analysis conveyed in a short timeframe

[@aidancocking4014]

yeah comfortably the best presenter rn

[@Crevulus]

But does feel like he's reading from a script, to me. I like the off-the-cuff comments JJ etc does.

[@tbone2646]

@@Crevulus I agree, I feel like JJ is more comfortable in front of a camera, although Jon is getting better

[@zonetime9102]

It’s still so hard to accept that Tuchel is no longer our manager, he defended our club like nobody else… I guess it’s time to move on and start a new era by backing Potter.

[@remy2968]

Tuchel hasn’t been good since December. I don’t believe we should’ve sacked him because he could’ve right the ship but his tactics have been off for a while.

[@FirstLast-ur6xt]

@@remy2968 Agreed. Ever since the 4-0 win at Juventus, the football has been pretty bad. The injuries to Chilwell and Reece at the time defintely made things much worse. Plus the sanctions and change in ownership. Its just been a bad 2022 for Chelsea, and unfortunately Tuchel got the axe for it.

[@BushidoCodee]

Duuuh so many cry baby fans geez

[@fieserfactsack9635]

i really don't believe this will work out long or mid term. I do think you guys will learn to hate Boehly. This guy is Kühne at HSV 2.0 with all the Problems that come if a guy with too much money but too little understanding of football becomes the Decider.

[@rofl_waffl]

@@VeryIntellijent Love how scapegoats are already being thrown around. He barely used them as players

[@nishantverma9225]

Given that he's agreed a contract there, yes, yes he will work at Chelsea..

[@Monochromification]

Thanks Geoff

[@nishantverma9225]

@@Monochromification 😂😂goated reply

[@TheJuanqui1]

The only thing that is keeping me from being too worried as a Chelsea fan is that Potter is tactically smarter than Lampard and Lamps got us top 4 without a transfer window and only ever managing Derby. So we will see.

[@thejuicymop8128]

But the thing is when lampard got top 4 teams like spurs and arsenal wernt really clicking compared to now when both north London sides look brilliant

[@kevinnicholson7722]

@@thejuicymop8128 yeah but liverpool are worse

[@thejuicymop8128]

@@kevinnicholson7722 I guess that is true but at the moment the leauge is more competitive

[@eugenechelseafc89]

@@thejuicymop8128 How were those London teams not clicking? By dropping points against teams in which they should have won? Chelsea, under Lampard that season, dropped a lot of points against teams we should have beat on paper. Ultimately, of the 3 London teams competing for top that season, despite all being poor, Chelsea were the better team out of the 3.

[@RedCloudGawdian]

@@eugenechelseafc89 Arsenal finished 8th, they were not competing at that time 😂

[@LeoMessiEnjoyer]

Tuchel won against managers like Zidane, Conte, Pep(thrice), Simeone in his first season as Chelsea manager. He made Chelsea feel like a huge European threat up amongst the likes of Bayern and Real Madrid. I doubt Potter will pull that off. But let's see. I wish him the best.

[@Itsgold123]

They want a long term team tho, not a team that beat big teams, especially in the 1st season

[@059hambone]

I agree with you and definitely think tuchel deserved more time but this seemed like a long time coming. He always hinted that he was worried about his job when Chelsea first got hit with the sanctions. The last few months I just feels likes Tuchels mindset has been deteriorating. He was running out of solutions and trying too many formations without success. Other clubs seemed to have started figuring out his play as well. He just looked lost in his last few press conferences. I'm sure his messy divorce clouded his mind to an extent to. I almost wonder if he's just been too hard on the players as multiple relationships were seemingly souring around him.

[@6Trunks9]

Potter has already won against Pep, Klopp, Conte and Arteta during his career. And done that with a significantly weaker squad.

[@fififairuzfuyooo]

Wow already doubting you new manager before he even puts on the shirt. Chelsea fans are embarrassing

[@059hambone]

@@fififairuzfuyooo lol just because your a fan doesn’t mean you have to have unwavering faith in the organization. You’re allowed to question who you support? You must be one gullible individual

[@SuperLefte]

I think it’s a big risk from Potter, he going from a well planned supported structure which gave him raw talented scouted players that he could manage to his system. To a club where Boehly (who is learning on the job) where players have always had an impact on who and how long for a manager will be successful. Hopefully Potter can do well (but not too well from an Arsenal supporters view)

[@Val_Smith]

I think keeping Tuchel was the decision to minimise blowback forom Granovskaya and Chez departure

[@theinternetofrandomthings7796]

The thing is, that failing at Chelsea won't really cause him to go backwards that much. Plenty of clubs in the PL will pick him up afterwards, based on his work with Brighton.

[@anthonyhiggins9799]

Boehly's expertise includes selecting the best people for each position in his organisation. You can own any business if you have the right people. He's bringing in a football director, a new chief scout, upgrading the academy staff etc etc. He's building a great structure for any manager to work with.

[@luthfiahadian]

Agree... mate i'm just realize that boehly just pick the manager who can he control and bully like Potters and that's bad idea, because The manager who should organize the team not the owner, i see that Ronaldo will come to Chelsea soon who just make profit to Boehly😢

[@LOLxUnique]

The rewards outweighs the risk. He loses nothing by joining. If he fails, it means he’s meant for mid table smaller teams, and will get work there. Don’t see the issue

[@Darty555]

I absolutely back Potter, I think he's an excellent football mind and he's worked wonders at Brighton both with his tactical style and the impact he's had on Brighton's incredibly smart recruitment which is something I really hope will rub off on Chelsea as our recruitment over the years has been up and down. Of course the question is whether he can translate his success to a big team where the pressure and demands are at their highest but I believe his philosophies will translate well to our squad. Will miss Tuchel a lot but I look forward to Potter's reign as manager.

[@xerikl]

It's a joke, they already bought all their players then sack the manager that wanted them as soon as the window closed, what do you expect the new manager to do when he has none of his own type of players with him

[@wmyates17]

Potter’s work with players off the pitch at Ostersunds is very interesting too, including things like putting on theatre shows and concerts for the local community, including a performance of Swan Lake

[@davidcopson5800]

Are we going to see some Sugar Plum Fairy at Stamford Bridge?

[@saucynugget9060]

It's nice that a big club is actually giving a young up and coming British manager a chance

[@espben360]

100%. Many times it’s been asked “why do coaches like dyche, Howe, potter, etc.) don’t get a Chance to manage a top big club. On paper it’s very intriguing to see.

[@lucasmoraes1790]

too bad that club happens to be chelsea, the sack artists

[@Auriflamme]

There's a reason why not a lot of clubs in the upper tiers of the Premier League (or even in the lower half) tend to take a punt on a young British manager. And it has nothing to do with a bias against youth or britishness. Look at all the young British coaches struggling or recently fired in the Premier League. Hell Howe and Dyche were both fired recently. Clubs at the top are looking for innovative coaches bringing fresh insight while struggling clubs are mainly looking for a safe bet to keep them up. Potter is such an outlier among young British coaches because he actually went abroad and opened himself to unconventional ideas (the kind that a Sam Allardyce would roll his eyes at). Coaches shouldn't get a big chance just because they are young and British, or a Chelsea or Liverpool legend. It should be on merit.

[@jakebest5601]

hes hardly young. he's almost 50

[@davidcopson5800]

@@jakebest5601 That comment aged well.

[@nickhamblin8179]

As a neutral from a club perspective (though still English), I hope he does well. Other than Lampard getting the same job, largely from association from his playing days, I can't remember the last time an English manager was appointed by one of the top clubs in the country. With those teams traditionally only wanting 'proven winners', it meant importing from La Liga, Serie A & the Bundesliga in particular, so English managers were kind of boxed out, shy of somehow landing a job abroad with a realistic title contender - though I suppose British managers Moyes and Rodgers similarly bucked this trend. Aside from the nationalistic reasons, he seems a nice guy & has done tremendously well at his previous clubs. Granted, dealing with the egos of top players will be a unique challenge, though the perception from the outside looking in is that Chelsea don't suffer from this too badly, whether that be by accident or successful implementation of a 'no dickheads' policy.

[@thefacelessquestion3333]

I hope this works and we get back to trophies but I'll miss Tuchel and was kinda hoping for Poch(makes players work hard) and this season we've not been running hard.

[@fififairuzfuyooo]

@@thefacelessquestion3333 lol man said Poch hes bang average and his man-management sucks he had a stacked squad at PSG but still failed to do significant mark in Europe even domestically

[@thefacelessquestion3333]

@@fififairuzfuyooo PSG has been "stacked" for a while,still nothing doing. Keep that spurs team in the top 4 year on year was a miracle tho

[@worldsforliving]

Something Wenger-esqe with Potter...the emotional intelligence, the left field roles, attacking football. Let's hope he fulfills his potential for England

[@thisIsFunnyLolz]

You guys are on top of stuff so fast it's almost jarring, keep it up!

[@lewismason6842]

It’s a good deal yet slightly odd for Chelsea and Potter. No one really expected the Tuchel sacking, at least not yet. And apart from his first managerial job, Potter has always taken over at the end of the season where he has time to implement his plan and system as well as the ability to buy and sell players. Now he’s in the deep end, where he has limited time and he’s stuck with the squad (and who knows whether Boehly will be willing to spend again in January). I’m sure he will succeed as he’s a great manager but he may not be given the time if he needs it.

[@andrewstorm8240]

Yes he needs about 3 years to turn around the club

[@ippinekebe3238]

@Andrew Storm 3 years? Are you crazy? What do you think we are talking about, prolonged labour?

[@andrewstorm8240]

@@ippinekebe3238 it took 3 years to sort Brighton

[@callumbrowns]

Tifo IRL It's pretty exciting to see how Chelsea will play now, They have always had mostly defensive coaches which have had some sucsess but Potter's attack style is his defence so it's going be cool to see how it all plays out feeling positive!

[@banuaidi320]

And looking forward to the Potter putting players in their right positions (which TT obstinately refused)

[@dennisstaines8005]

I think Carlo (even though he is Italian) is an attacking coach to be fair. We won several matches at the end of his first season by over 6 goals and we had a goal record as well. We played good football that season.

[@coolio35551]

Love the way you explain tactics thank you for the upload🙌🏼

[@Jimbocfc]

Great video as always Jon. I'm really excited to see how Potter gets on. Bar the odd game the football under Tuchel had been pretty dire since the turn of the year, with the defence particularly worrying given the personnel.

[@talhabilal7630]

Excellent video Tifo. Keep up the good work!!

[@bryan1377]

I really don’t know man. I really like this Potter but damn I wish him the best. The structure at Chelsea is scary. We hope the players listen to the manager and play his brand of football, but it’s a huge gamble, the mentality of the players at Brighton are superior mentally and more focused. Chelsea will be dangerous with Potter if they really click

[@clobbopus_used_beat]

The graphs and data on this video were excellent!

[@ActionManXVI]

these stats are really insightful. I wanna see the same things for tuchel's time at chelsea and the previous run from lampard

[@crossfitvoyage6810]

Great analytical video. So insightful

[@iainstewart2102]

vg analysis, Brighton season ticker holder here. Excellent progressive manager, his systems of play are superb. You are right, there was often a hesitation delivering the final ball in the attacking third in his first two seasons, and we obv struggled sticking ball in net ! Potter's achilles heal which he will need to sort. Totally different challenge at Chelsea with egos, superstars and massive squad to manage. Let's see, but wish him the best.

[@HaloUppercut]

Graham Potter will definitely be a success. He's got all the tools to succeed. He's a managerial genius ahead of his time. Tactically amazing. I'm a spurs fan and I'm jealous..I was hoping he'd be next for us after Conte

[@davidcopson5800]

Why are you looking beyond Conte?

[@HaloUppercut]

@@davidcopson5800 Because he's not going to be out coach forever. I was hoping that Potter stayed at Brighton until whenever Conte leaves

[@davidcopson5800]

@@HaloUppercut That doesn't mean Levy would go running to him if Conte leaves. Did you get married thinking about who your next wife might be?

[@prathameshgaonkar7234]

We signed some of the best talents in Europe this transfer season. Tuchel would never give them any first team football. On the other hand, Potter will build a team around them

[@samrobertshq]

Cracking reference to blur there, too.

[@BigBoyDanny123]

The detail in this is incredible, amazing tactical insight into our new manager 💙

[@dlo11794]

Something that can be overlooked is a managers training sessions. I think TT has a great mind for the game, but the more I watched his training sessions something really stuck out that showed on the pitch numerous times on the pitch. TT was very adamant on playing narrow in training sessions and you would see the longer we stayed with TT the more the wingbacks would tuck inside instead of staying wide and attacking the touchline to create more space for the front 3. That narrowness imo really effected players abilities to create 1v1 situations in the attacking third

[@tevol7448]

Fabulous analysis thanks. Agree that the playing style won’t change much. More about developing players especially from the academy.

[@piedromilamaniocfc5784]

interesting stuff.. good job! Just subscribed

[@swattoolblaastoose1761]

Been waiting for this 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@jaycfc3909]

I’m excited to see how he does, he had a good project that was growing at Brighton. He’s done wonders against some of the best teams in the prem, so I’m excited to see how he transforms Chelsea.

[@joeharry6820]

I feel ya Jay, and really at the end of the day Chelsea just need a coach he relates to the fans. You know what I mean, essentially head out in Putney every now and then, have a Shawarma wrap and a San Pellegrino (blood orange) etc. Face up to the fans and just be like, look I'm real

[@ren2871]

I think Chelsea under Boehly will be a lot more stable and analytical in their decision making. Football changed a lot over the last few years. In 2004 Roman could come in as an oligarch and spend massively on the club while rivals ManU and Arsenal went into debt. His big pockets allowed to club to spend its ways to titles. Now a lot more teams have billionaire owners and the ability to spend. Chelsea's transfer policies have been quite bizarre and inefficient over the last few years. They failed to capitalize on their UCL title and other teams financial woes last year and it cost them dearly. Tuchel was a very good coach but inflexible and has a history of burning bridges in other clubs. So I'm sure Boehly and co. didn't want to spend massive money to build a squad that suits only one manager's style. Potter is a very progressive coach. He's flexible and malleable. He truly turned Brighton into a team you didn't want to face if you were a big club. I loved his adjustment and I think he has the temperament and comes from a more American model of running franchises with Brighton. In the MLB there's teams like the Oakland Rays and Tampa Bay Rays who have very small budgets relative to the Dodgers and they consistently produce good talent and good results and have managers in place who can deal with constant roster turnover and down years. They trade their players at their peak value and continually reload their squads with talented young players. I think the appeal to have a coach who can work with a DoF and the board will make Chelsea a lot more efficient in their transfer policies and their ultimate long term health. With Newcastle and Arsenal ascending and other clubs have access to funds, you can't consistently expect to win the league every year and spend as if it's league title or bust. Man City has shown what a smooth sailing operation can look like if you have the patience and continuity in place.

[@dgh6673]

Brilliant

[@KDarrsanaa]

Do you think potter can do better than tuchel?

[@ren2871]

@@KDarrsanaa I think he can sustain the level longer. Tuchel is a very good coach but fire stops burning after 2 years.

[@jackzeldon2883]

City are a Domestic power but nothing in Europe where it matters.... Abramovich went head to head vs Fergie's greatest teams & Man Utd were left in the mud & then have gone toe to toe w/ City crushing them for the 2015 Prem & smashing Pep for the 2017 Prem & 2021 CL.... Chelsea have Zero debt are completely FFP compliant, have one the great academies & women's teams in Europe ...... Boehly has zero experience running a Pro Sports team of any kind & it shows.... making remarks like "I'm sure Boehly did not want to do this or did not want to do that" is laughable b/c you're clearly imagining a scenario you wish to be true instead of dealing w/ facts Boehly just broke the transfer spending record at Chelsea after buying the club from Abramovich just 100 days ago - just let that sink in..... Boehly was prepared to spend up to 500M this summer & that is Only possible b/c Abramovich ran the club so well...... in the last 10 yrs Chelsea have the same Gross Spend as City & Man Utd bit a Net Spend that is 10th b/c of selling so many young players from the academy & players that do not fit the club that proves the development at the club is world class at multiple levels b/c Chelsea consistently Sell players for More than we buy them for.... Lukaku was a disaster on the pitch but he was literally FREE b/c Chelsea used the cash from other player sales to buy him - that's just One example Boehly publicly backed Tuchel, less than a month ago stated he was in contract negotiations to Extend Tuchel w/ a raise & wanted him to pick players & help choosing the new Scouting director To suddenly decide after spending all that cash for players to fit Tuchel's system & publicly back the manager only to sack him 6 games into the season b/c Tuchel can't stomach spending time w/ Boehly & listening to him pontificate on "Soccer" is utterly brainless no matter how you lay it out Tuchel was 10-3-1 top of the table w/ a 33-6 Goal Diff last Dec 1st before injuries ravaged the team & then sanctions ravaged the club..... All the controversy last spring clearly made up the minds of several players to leave - Christensen, Rudiger, Alono, Azpi, Lukaku - key members of the club in Leadership positions & their performance was Shocking as they allowed other clubs to romance them In spite of all this Tuchel's makes Top 4, wins a couple European Trophies, makes 2 Finals w/ back ups & youngsters on the back line holds a Monster Liverpool team to ZERO goals over 240 Min in 2 Domestic Finals, it took a Miracle in the final 5 min for Real Madrid to hold us off from progressing to the CL Semi's & he dragged us into Top 4 by the sheer force of his will the yr before, Tuchel took over the worst Chelsea team in 30 yrs - Frank had us in 9th place & falling & the yr before Lampard's team gave up the most goals by Any Chelsea team in 30 yrs Tuchel tool THAT team & proceeded to absolutely Destroy Real Madrid & City to win Abramovich's 2nd Champ League in 9 yrs & that team set the Champ League record for fewest goals allowed in the KO stages by a European Champion By contrast Potter started fast last yr - just like this yr - taking 12 of 15 pts in the first 5 PL games but the wheels fell off after that as Brighton won 3 of the next 25 matches - losing 6 in a row at one point while being outscored 13-1 during that stretch & scored only 42 goals on the season surrendering 44.... Potter is an avg manager w/ no accomplishments to speak of - anyone can be mediocre Potter's Brighton desperately struggled to finish chances even though they were able to enjoy nearly all counter attacking as clubs do not bunker in vs Brighton & still Potter has No answers Boehly has no exp running any type of Pro team - he is an investor in the Dodgers & Lakers & has Zero say in operations..... Marx Walter runs the Dodgers & that's why Walter's name was added to the Chelsea bid - to add weight b/c Boehly did not have enough Boehly handed Potter a 60M contract for 5 yrs is dumb & you comparing Chelsea to the Tampa Rays & Oakland Athletics - 2 broke teams that win nothing & expect to win nothing is even more dumb but the funniest thing you said was make Chelsea more like those joke franchises would be a more efficient club model Even comparing Chelsea to the Dodgers is laughable - bc the Dodgers have by far the highest payroll in baseball - so much for analytics right...... they buy the best - as all top clubs do........ but the Dodgers have just ONE Trophy since Walters took over 10+ years ago One Trophy at Chelsea in 2 or 3 yrs will get you run out of the country Finally. City were proven to be cheating & suspended by UEFA for 2 yrs in 2022 & 2023 - how do you not remember this? Maybe b/c you are too busy fantasizing that you can read Boehly's mind...... But City were suspended & in a Brilliant move I will Always respect City threatened to put their Lawyers on exposing UEFA's crimes & they immediately allowed an appeal to change the suspension to a fine I hope you forgive me for the length, but you made so many bone headed unsubstantiated points it requires time to correct them w/ facts..... So finally, I expect Potter will be gone by Spring but he'll be rich w/ Brainless Boehly's cash & it wont damage his reputation b/c Boehly is proving himself to be the typical American simpleton who thinks he can use "Soccer" as he calls it to make him into a celebrity that people will forgive Potter for failing at Chelsea And after the Chelsea fan base realizes he's more Sarri then Pep & drives him out they will turn their anger on Boehly & this is when it will truly grow ugly

[@dgh6673]

@@jackzeldon2883 Fantastic points.

[@LocoCocoPops]

Yes. Was asking for this yesterday.

[@TheDandelionMind]

Where can I get that shirt?

[@240saptaknag9]

i was wondering the same thing. i want it so bad

[@wacktastic298]

Was never fully Tuchel out, but this isn’t just about the start to this season. We’ve been struggling since December. Boehly invested in Tuchel, he got the players Tuchel wanted, but his system was clearly not working and we needed a change. I’m personally very excited for Potter.

[@lasithahiranya1119]

Great analysis !

[@zachd9491]

Pro active and reactive is something that people don’t bring up often. Right now in the Prem it’s soo hard to be proactive like man city,Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal would be some of the caliber of proactive focused sides. Meanwhile high efficiency reactive sides like Man U and Spurs can really punish the big proactive sides which can also lead to trouble to the lower sides in the prem.

[@tristanjff]

I enjoyed the blur reference on the cv

[@evogaming561]

Loving the shirt!

[@smmallukarthick]

I remember you mentioned the same for tuchel deep defence 1 and 2 progression and only lacking final pass which is exaclty where chelsea i mean come on

[@ianiskandar4165]

Brilliant 👍👍 thankyou.. God bless

[@theoscar4390]

Really nice ,i love your work

[@andyc2285]

Good analysis. But do you have any examples of how he solves the problem of a low block which Chelsea meet all the time? Its only against other top teams that we encounter more balanced opponent tactics - and since Fabregas left we have had no playmaker who can pick a medium length pass to that effect. RLC is probably the only one with it in his locker if he could be encouraged to be more adventurous..

[@Khalodotto]

I think he'll need time to adapt, learn and implement his style which I don't know if we'll give him but I am here for it.

[@zxcxzxc]

Strange move from Chelsea, considering they sack their managers every 2 years. Potter has a huge job to do

[@hilboyk1408]

They have a new owners and its not abramovich. New owners hired Potter coz they want longetivity and growth.

[@Rollerbear712]

"Potter has a huge job to do" sounds like he's Mario trying to save Princess Peach from Bowser. I'm not English so I always thought that Potter was a fictional surname like Longbottom, Dumbledore, Grindelwald, Snape, Riddle, etc

[@vajayjayfrendly]

I only started really watching the sport last season. The way your videos break down tactics, explain formations and movements is content I have been dying to find. This might be my new favorite channel. 10/10 content

[@BushidoCodee]

Welcome 👌

[@__dane__]

It took me a moment to realize what Jon had on his shirt 🤣

[@Reaper_ginger]

He should be the type of manager that can bring through a lot of the talented youth that Chelsea has

[@markettore1206]

Would love to see similar graphs posted at 5:16 for all of the premier league teams. Is that available? It's so interesting to look at! Thanks again for a great video.

[@hendrikroos2481]

The Arteta drawing on a T-shirt!!

[@kaizenkltr]

Im just glad he brought his staff with him. From Assistant Manager all the way to scouts.

[@OzyMandias13]

Huuuge... I was very surprised Brighton didn't build some protections into the deal. Maybe this is why we overpaid for Cucurella.

[@AuthurFoxache]

Potter will have a difficult time getting our players to be able to trap a ball or not have their second touch be a tackle (Sterling). He will also find it difficult to get them to play with their head up when in possession (Mount) or have an ability to play out of the press (Jorgi). Additionally, he will find it difficult to get our players to press together (all) or to stop ball watching on set pieces (all). He has a massive task ahead of him and I wish him luck, but **he will need several transfer windows** to sort the issues at Chelsea as the problems are not tactical, but rather personnel based.

[@charlesross6122]

Can you share link for that shirt!?

[@Just2GdTobiTrue]

Such a great video

[@NeillyVille]

From Ostersunds to Chelsea. Wow. All the best Graham!

[@AodhanBeag]

Is that shirt available as merch yet? 😅

[@akhanduri09]

One thing Chelsea would definitely improve in is ball possession and player on field rotation and yes the final third problems would still be there. But give the man some time and he'll create a really balanced team. Good thing Chelsea is already used to playing 3 at the back so it'll probably be easy for them to adapt Potter's way middle of the season. Potter is the next big manager. Don't worry Chelsea fans you're gonna see some beautiful football soon.

[@fernandoa2316]

its impossible that we can improve in ball possession, thats all we ever do

[@akhanduri09]

@@fernandoa2316 yes Chelsea can... Chelsea has to have positive possession and not just possession. It was visible against Leeds that they were not able to get out of high pressure

[@yanni2666]

Love that Arteta's shirt

[@saumyajitray6849]

Love the choice of t shirt

[@mattrobinson7147]

Will be very interesting to see how Potter gets on at Chelsea. Likewise for how Brighton will continue this season.

[@davidcopson5800]

I think Brighton will get Tuchel in to manage them.

[@Callum_2613]

Nice blur reference on the cv

[@containedhurricane]

Maybe next season, because he'd likely need time to assess Chelsea squad and the players would likely need to adapt to his system

[@Xenunt1]

Love the t-shirt haha!

[@denistham558]

That shirt is great. Everbody who has watched the Arsenal documentary knows

[@alfandosavant4639]

TT's doom came from his creative players that lack vision. Some times when chelsea were attacking, i saw him frustrated because the attacking mid was late to pass the ball, causing the 'hole' created to be closed again. Well, good luck with that, Potter!

[@glowwurm9365]

Or perhaps it was Tuchels narrow tactics which left little space to play in..

[@BobDerGute84]

Look for "Tuchel shawn parker" on KZbin, the situations you describe have always made him mad lol

[@arararararar99]

this is an excellent video

[@whotookfuqdog]

It’s Chelsea’s Unai Emery. He’ll be the whipping boy for their retooling and mid table results, then they can bring in someone who’ll get the time and support for “steady improvement”

[@daniel5534]

EXACTLY

[@tf-ok]

Yes, Graham Potter will most definitely work at Chelsea. He will report in to work and start working at 7:30am. Stays in the office working until 7:30pm before he heads to the pub.

[@falerw]

While I understand the style of the video, I think more should be made of Potters start in management at Ostersund. He literally took an amateur, regional-division team all the way to giving Arsenal a scare in the Europa League in a few short seasons. It’s a managerial Cinderella-story to rival some of the great stories in history, similar to Brian Cloughs rise with Derby County.

[@fieserfactsack9635]

Haha love the T-Shirt, can i buy this somewhere?

[@adamriekert1984]

With all the details that emerged recently, it was wise to let go of Tuchel, though bringing in Aubamayang seems to suggest a lack of planning. As for BHA, I hope they have planned for Potter leaving, bc it was inevitable, and have had good replacements in consideration. Wish BHA the best! So weird to think they were promoted in 2017; turned into an exciting club!

[@slimey2284]

Where can I get your shirt Jon? Goated shirt imo

[@kevintheman4408]

im so excited for potter ball with a big team

[@tdh1990]

My word, that T shirt is glorious!

[@harryspooner]

One thing that I have felt about Tuchel's chelsea is the conservatism in possession and attack, the strikers have hardly combined together for a set of games. We have always been bailed out by the exceptional Reece James and Chilwell at wingback. Brighton's attack although not clicking looks like they know where their next pass is, this is from a limited set of games i have seen. Potter will have to fix the defence which looks like a collection of individuals and not a team like it was with Rudiger. There will be growing pains whether boehly/fans will have patience, remains to be seen.

[@tianruixiao9239]

Waiting for the videos of the Chelsea team doing ballet, reckon Reece James might be good

[@Fabian_White]

Can't say I'm surprised as I don't know him at all... I wish him luck, he'll certainly need it.

[@kylebridgett3941]

I miss Tuchel, Cech, and Granovskia

[@vyktawakandigara1692]

Some of the best data analysis I’ve seen in a while

[@XaloGunner]

WHERE CAN I GET THE ARTETA ALL OR NOTHING SHIRT!? Haha, great reference there.

[@gavinwilliams5053]

Don't think I didn't see that Blur reference.

[@snehil011]

Pls do an analysis of Liverpool vs Napoli. I'm heart broken by Liverpool.

[@tinnguyen2031]

where can you find this shirt??

[@griffithposting5894]

Where can you get that shirt?

[@iwantgoals1566]

I like Graham Potter and if it goes well I think Chelsea have a manager for the long term. However, Potter’s greatest challenge will be man management of bigger egos than he’s seen before. There might be some players in that Chelsea squad who aren’t happy to do the work that the system requires so how does he navigate that? He’s gonna have players there that prefer to play a certain way because they were bought by different managers. Plus the structure above him looks a little shaky compared to how stable Brighton’s is. I do hope he can progress to becoming England manager some day though.

[@hughjanus7803]

The video I have been waiting for

[@macdaramcmahon3096]

Where can I purchase that t-shirt?!?!

[@hvnspwn]

That shirt is just so choice!

[@sandeepramachandran4267]

Brilliant analysis, loved the Arteta cartoon T-shirt too!

[@atharvakelkar]

A big factor Potter will have to work with is the speed with which Chelsea move in the final third. Chelsea have neither explosive speed (like a Raphinha or Son) nor sharp passers (like a de Bruyne or Fabregas) nor lethal finishers (like Kane or Haaland). The only thing that can fix this is excellent attacking coaching and creating overloads and space through either switchbacks or repeated fast passing. Potter has a lot of work to do!

[@trinimedia19]

Tifo it would be nice to see a comparison with Newcastle's Eddie Howe

[@00dude3]

Seems like a great guy, hopefully he gets the next England job

[@brendancook0]

Blur reference is *chef's kiss*

[@gausefinance9611]

The shirt is too funny hahaha!

[@redfox7497]

I LOVE YOUR SHIIIRT!!!

[@Geefiasco]

Love the Arteta shirt 🤣