Potter is a big gamble, this is a totally different job from Brighton. If a big name like Pochettino is available I can't understand not going for him.
Potter is a big gamble, this is a totally different job from Brighton. If a big name like Pochettino is available I can't understand not going for him.
He must have been in the running (presumably the owners took on some kind of sporting advice before seeking Brighton's approval; they sure don't seem to have listened to the people who opinions actually matter) but after getting his fingers burnt during his time at PSG with a combination of egos in the dressing room and poor strategies from the DoF and politics at play in the boardroom maybe he felt in need of a break from it all!!! I would have liked Poch too. Maybe some day when they've recruited the right people and have a sensible footballing strategy that doesn't answer solely to their shareholders...
Inclined to agree. Poch is a proven success story (I don't consider losing the UEFA Champions League final a failure - I genuinely believe that he was one of the best coaches to manage Spurs in a long time). I think it is some jump for Potter to move from a 4th tier Swedish side via Swansea City and Brighton (where all the necessary ingredients were set up for him - supportive ownership and a highly experienced technical director amongst other things; all of which are notably lacking with Chelsea after recruitment/technical staff summarily 'dismissed'). If I were Chelsea supporter I'd be concerned. There's barely any time for new coach to assimilate himself with the squad and staff and this league is in serious danger of become THE farmer's league - even with LFC in their current state.
Potter is a big gamble, this is a totally different job from Brighton. If a big name like Pochettino is available I can't understand not going for him.
He must have been in the running (presumably the owners took on some kind of sporting advice before seeking Brighton's approval; they sure don't seem to have listened to the people who opinions actually matter) but after getting his fingers burnt during his time at PSG with a combination of egos in the dressing room and poor strategies from the DoF and politics at play in the boardroom maybe he felt in need of a break from it all!!! I would have liked Poch too. Maybe some day when they've recruited the right people and have a sensible footballing strategy that doesn't answer solely to their shareholders...
Inclined to agree. Poch is a proven success story (I don't consider losing the UEFA Champions League final a failure - I genuinely believe that he was one of the best coaches to manage Spurs in a long time). I think it is some jump for Potter to move from a 4th tier Swedish side via Swansea City and Brighton (where all the necessary ingredients were set up for him - supportive ownership and a highly experienced technical director amongst other things; all of which are notably lacking with Chelsea after recruitment/technical staff summarily 'dismissed'). If I were Chelsea supporter I'd be concerned. There's barely any time for new coach to assimilate himself with the squad and staff and this league is in serious danger of become THE farmer's league - even with LFC in their current state.