[Albion] Does Potter really want this job?

[Hampster Gull]

I do wish he'd show a bit more, hmmm...balls? I dunno, something. He isn't the sort you'd want in the trenches, but then that is the modern game.
He just seems a bit 'meh'.

I would say he has huge gonads, you don't team select and keep tweaking the formation without them, it would be far easier to cave in. The trouble is his gonads are firing blanks

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

He always looks and sounds like he doesn't which does not help him one bit.

 

[Swansman]

Have you?

Nope. I had the chance once when I was doing my UEFA B certificate at the Gävle university, we were supposed to go to Östersund and get a lecture from this fairly newly appointed bloke at ÖFK but when I heard about the 12h bus trip I suddenly felt sick, stayed home and roled a fat one... Ive had some regrets over that.

 

[drummerboy10]

I'm fairly confident that if Graham Potter asked Alexa to do something, she'd say no.

I’m confident that Potter asked Alexa to pick the team tonight.

 

[portlock seagull]

I’m confident that Potter asked Alexa to pick the team tonight.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I’m confident that Potter asked Alexa to pick the team tonight.

Just shows how much YOU know then. In actual fact the draw machine was Guinevere and set of balls number seven was used

 

[pork pie]

TB should tell him to do one now. No idea at this level.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Nope. I had the chance once when I was doing my UEFA B certificate at the Gävle university, we were supposed to go to Östersund and get a lecture from this fairly newly appointed bloke at ÖFK but when I heard about the 12h bus trip I suddenly felt sick, stayed home and roled a fat one... Ive had some regrets over that.

I've met Potter. I can't see how he would inspire through sheer force of personality, I'll admit. But I don't think modern players respond to fist-shaking or teacup-throwing.

And I remember the key wins at the back end of last season, and some of the football we have played this season. So much of what he has done is right.

To those who say he needs to persuade uncle Tony to get a striker - who?

 

[SimpKingpin]

I suspect Potter wants a fabulous career in football. But he's at a strange point in his own development. He's a young manager, at a Premier League club, and he doesn't want to f&ck it up.

In other words I think he has analysis paralysis. That he's "overthinking" everything.
He gives far too much respect to the likes of WBA etc., and even Arsenal today (assuming he felt the need to hit them with a surprise team selection, when there really was no need - they were scared of us).

The Potter I love is the Potter who brought on two forwards vs Watford when we were already ahead.
I can't tell if he's lost confidence in that approach, or he's redeveloping his approach entirely.

Personally I wish he'd just take the Bielsa approach. 3 points or nothing.
But he wouldn't get away with it in the media because he's a young manager. He'd be called naïve etc. It wouldn't help his career.

His style - possession football - I think is based on psychology. It's about control. The more you have the ball, the more in control you are, the more confident you feel. And that should translate to a winning mentality. But something hasn't clicked.

He seems to be going through this phase of reducing losses, rather than increasing wins. These charts say it all.
This IS what control looks like, with two problems:
1. We literally can't put the ball in the net (our shot accuracy / conversion rate is the worst in the league).
2. For whatever reason our opponents have been unbelievably clinical (like insanely, stupid clinical) with the very, very small amount of chances we give them.

We seem to have control for the most part, in most matches, but are either unwilling to take risks in the final third, incapable, have lost confidence, or perhaps don't have the quality?!

My question would be do these players want to play for Brighton?

I dunno. I don't have the answers. None of us do. But that's my take. Overthinking.

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[DJ NOBO]

I've met Potter. I can't see how he would inspire through sheer force of personality, I'll admit. But I don't think modern players respond to fist-shaking or teacup-throwing.

And I remember the key wins at the back end of last season, and some of the football we have played this season. So much of what he has done is right.

To those who say he needs to persuade uncle Tony to get a striker - who?

There is a whole team whose job is to identify players.
There can be no excuses.

 

[Solid at the back]

Turning out to be a catastrophic appointment, Tony has made a real error of judgement here. Maybe influenced by DA, who knows?

 

[sydney]

Hyypia all over. A yes man who won't tell Bloom and Ashworth that the squad is nowhere near good enough for this level and instead does passive aggressive shite like not selecting strikers against a side missing a key centre back.

must admit that starting line up was mystifying although we played ok in the first half .....i really am ****ed if i know what's going on behind the scenes i think Arsenal were there to be had , mores than wolves.

 

[sydney]

Pretty good summary. We are so so close. So close. Maybe less thinking more instinct in the final third? Learning when and what situations to turn the control off and when to fly on instinct? Either way I think the players are overthinking in the box as well.

are they trying to think the ball into then net ..??.....that explains it all , i think they need to be sat down and shown the championship games from the weekend , see how they fancy it.

 

[maltaseagull]

We do seem to be sleepwalking into relegation and you do wonder what the plan is to turn it around.

There is a plan.

Don't worry. He studied at Uni for some time before he put his learning to use.
After 18 months of learning and moving on at some time in the next 3 years he will suddenly put it all into practice and we will be champions.


Of league one!

 

[GT49er]

One day, Bruno as manager would be amazing... no question about that.

Is Bruno still at the club, in any sort of role?

 

[Barnet Seagull]

I saw yesterday as a bit of a free hit due to the two day turnaround and can understand the changes. Frustratingly despite different personnel we caused Arsenal problems but as usual didn't do enough to hurt them.

On the positive side, ball retention is significantly better than last season - possession turnover in awkward positions is significantly less. This is progress against the philosophy.
However, we are still too slow to progress the ball in transition, still aren't good enough at set pieces and have an amazing lack of quality in the final third.

I'm still confident in the project and that we'll stay up regardless but recruitment needs to step up significantly in the coming months.

 

[Guinness Boy]

must admit that starting line up was mystifying although we played ok in the first half .....i really am ****ed if i know what's going on behind the scenes i think Arsenal were there to be had , mores than wolves.

The more I think about it, the more annoyed I am. Arsenal looked very average. In fact they looked like us for much of the game, knocking it around at the back but playing within themselves, being reasonably toothless up front and using two players to take terrible corners that didn't clear the first man. It was like looking into a mirror. We have a brilliant record against them in the Premier League, were at home and they started the day a place above us.

Yes, we know we had two games in three days but everyone did (or had two in four) so why not split your strength? Use Welbeck as a fulcrum against West Ham and Maupay for Arsenal. Maupay hates Arsenal. He would have been absolutely raring to go. And then Zeqiri sits it out on the bench. Either the lad is good enough as a striker in this league or he's not. I though Potter was here to play the youth and yet you have Molumby on the bench and a tired and out of form Propper playing. Either Molumby is good enough at this level or he should be out on loan again. Alzate sparingly used as a sub against West Ham in midfield rather than as cover for March when Potter clearly doesn't fancy Bernardo and the latter did nothing to make a case that he was better as LWB than Alzate. In fact, **** it, why were we playing with wing backs last night when we didn't have any? Two number 10s and a RF as a "strike force".

I thought I'd be a bit calmer this morning but I'm shaking my head even more. I just don't get it.

 

[BNthree]

Is Bruno still at the club, in any sort of role?

Yeah he's on the coaching staff and during matches sits up in the west stand to relay information to Potter and Reid about formations etc.

 

[Barham's tash]

Yeah he's on the coaching staff and during matches sits up in the west stand to relay information to Potter and Reid about formations etc.

Careful you’re making it sound like it might be HIS fault....

 

[BNthree]

Careful you’re making it sound like it might be HIS fault....

I made sure to ensure it was a strictly factual post! No opinion involved.