[Albion] Potter: nasty post match interview

[zefarelly]

The "lots of money in the bank" remark is the only 'nasty' thing he said- a rather barbed comment at a club that fully supported him imo.

Particularly poor given it's exactly the reason he jumped ship.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

A typical Potter interview, chippy when pushed on an understandable fan reaction to his return.

Absolutely no need to make comments about the money made.
He was part of a process here, he wasn't the magic touch, turning shit into gold.

Let's not forget he was also one of the "unknowns" identified by TB and turned into a profitable sale.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Particularly poor given it's exactly the reason he jumped ship.

Potter Kettle Black….

 

[Bold Seagull]

A typical Potter interview, chippy when pushed on an understandable fan reaction to his return.

Absolutely no need to make comments about the money made.
He was part of a process here, he wasn't the magic touch, turning shit into gold.

Let's not forget he was also one of the "unknowns" identified by TB and turned into a profitable sale.

I think he was just making the point there weren’t any negatives with his work here, players were improved, the team was improved, the club had a huge return on transfer fees received.

What he has to accept that it is this success that departing with so many staff has left a bitter taste for many.

I don’t like Chelsea, football is an ugly disgusting financial cesspool, but I can’t project that on Potter - he did a great job here, and we move on massively excited by what Roberto can do.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Any ounce (if there was anything there) that I couldn’t do it to them again and raid Brighton further (Trossard) has gone I suspect!

 

[Justice]

For all this emotional intelligence bollocks he’s a f***ing clown that can’t keep his mouth shut. Interesting our players didn’t give him much acknowledgment at the end of the game,

 

[pasty]

He actually looked gutted when he was ushered off by the east knowing he’d have to do the full lap

Odd that he chose to go that way round the pitch though and walk in front of the North stand. Could just have easily gone the other way

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Odd that he chose to go that way round the pitch though and walk in front of the North stand. Could just have easily gone the other way

He looked disoriented when subbed I actually think rationale thought had left him at that point and then reality hit when he realised it was too late to turn around.

Oh well, he’s got his dream move….

 

[herecomesaregular]

For all this emotional intelligence bollocks he’s a f***ing clown that can’t keep his mouth shut. Interesting our players didn’t give him much acknowledgment at the end of the game,

He may have trained in emotional intelligence but it never appeared, to me, to be natural to him and the veneer cracks a bit too easily. Can't understand him, players or press being surprised by his reception, football at it's best is Panto mixed with the Roman gladiators in the arena. Shame I couldn't be there but it was still a fantastic watch with the family (even on a bad stream). Brilliant fun but not to be taken too seriously (no need for him or Cucu to cry about it, should take the loss with grace and good humour).

 

[brighton_tom]

#potterout trending already

#potterout was trending when they drew their first game with him. Chelsea, like most top 6 teams, have a high percentage of unrealistic stupid fans. And in the world of social media where there support can come from any part of the globe you'll get ''fans'' who barely even see the games, and certainly wouldnt be in attendance of one, but love to reel off ridiculous opinions. Plus because GP wasnt a glamorous appoint there was a decent part of their support who didnt want him from day one. #potterout will be very common after every non win, and is part of the reason why his job there will be so difficult after the honeymoon period.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Has anyone else noticed his “tell” when he gets annoyed or frustrated…

Scratching & rubbing his nose, as almost as if he’s Pinocchio and trying to stop it growing

 

[Justice]

RDZ is refreshing can’t help but warm to him Potter was always about himself and still is. RDZ has took Potters ability to coach to the next level and I have to praise him with the work he has already done on Solly March, no longer are corners getting over hit he is playing with intelligence rather than just being a runner.

 

[swindonseagull]

Listening to Talk Sport in the way home some Chelsea fan called in and said Brighton fans should learn to show respect !!! I assume they meant to Potter and Cockerella??
Any way Gabby Ogb……Obgo…….whatever his name is just cut them off and moved on.

 

[Jim in the West]

For all this emotional intelligence bollocks he’s a f***ing clown that can’t keep his mouth shut. Interesting our players didn’t give him much acknowledgment at the end of the game,

It's odd isn't it. I'm sure he must have given a lot of thought to his return to the Amex - and if he really DID have all that EI, he would have said something like "I can completely understand the fans' reaction - we had a great thing going, and obviously for me and the whole backroom team to leave so suddenly must have been a shock. But that's football. I wish Brighton all the very best - they will always have a huge place in my heart". If he'd conveyed those sort of sentiments then we'd have a different perspective. It really didn't need much from Potter to cement his place in our hearts, but - as far as I'm aware - he didn't bother before the match, and he certainly didn't bother afterwards. Maybe he just needs 100% of his emotional intelligence to control all the super egos in the Chelsea dressing room?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

That was his history lesson.

 

[A1X]

Butt hurt and oblivious to the upset he caused by leaving, I thought he understood emotional intelligence? Completely misread the room today, we rattled him.

Bang on, rattled is the word. I genuinely think he thought he would rock up as the returning hero, get some polite applause (maybe only the odd jeer) and would tactically outsmart us knowing what we’d do. To then be steamrollered on the field and constantly harangued off it would have been something he never expected, hence his shell shocked responses afterwards.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

He came, he saw, he went away.

 

[Stato]

Potter has always been honest and reasonable in his press conferences and he was honest and reasonable again in his post match interviews. He is right that he did a very good job at Brighton. However, and this is surprising given his education in EI, he utterly misses the point. Nobody asked him about whether he did a good job. Nobody asked whether he had anything to apologise for. The questions were generally about whether he could understand the Brighton fans reaction. The questions were not about attainment or remorse, they were essentially asking 'Did you know that your leaving at the time, at the speed, and in the way you did hurt these people emotionally/'

He uncharacteristically avoided the question and deflected back to his performance as our manager. This suggests to me that he does know how much his departure hurt and that he didn't want to address it. To immediately go to 'I've nothing to apologise for' when he wasn't asked that shows that he has interpreted the question and answered the one being posed by his conscience, not by the journalists. He is rationalising, which doesn't work when you're dealing with feelings.

I'm surprised that a man who is always being touted as someone who can deal with the person not the player has constantly struggled to understand the emotional reactions of crowds. I think he suffers from a logical fallacy that seems extremely common in the insular world of football, believing that those not employed within the game are somehow lesser, that their opinions and feelings matter less. However many billionaires arrive, football belongs to the punter. Busby, Shankly, Stein, Ferguson, Clough all knew that. The great managers in British football have always been of the people, not in spite of them.

 

[Icy Gull]

It's odd isn't it. I'm sure he must have given a lot of thought to his return to the Amex - and if he really DID have all that EI, he would have said something like "I can completely understand the fans' reaction - we had a great thing going, and obviously for me and the whole backroom team to leave so suddenly must have been a shock. But that's football. I wish Brighton all the very best - they will always have a huge place in my heart". If he'd conveyed those sort of sentiments then we'd have a different perspective. It really didn't need much from Potter to cement his place in our hearts, but - as far as I'm aware - he didn't bother before the match, and he certainly didn't bother afterwards. Maybe he just needs 100% of his emotional intelligence to control all the super egos in the Chelsea dressing room?

I was about to post something similar. Did he actually blag his emotional intelligence degree?

 

[METALMICKY]

For all this emotional intelligence bollocks he’s a f***ing clown that can’t keep his mouth shut. Interesting our players didn’t give him much acknowledgment at the end of the game,

Yes I was watching that closely and very little eye contact and distinctly mechanical from Dunky particularly.