JamesAndTheGiantHead
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A little angry update from Rory
If they go out against Dortmund in two weeks, I think it is done unless they win against Spurs and Leeds before that.Well I really thought the defeat to Southampton was unsurvivable but Potter lives another day.
I can't say now what it will take for Chelsea to bring it all to a close.
Potter and Boehly are in this together. It reflects badly on both of them if it goes wrong. Irrespective of public proclamation - both are under pressure now; Potter from fans and pundits and Boehly from pundits and stakeholders. Neither of them, whatever they publicly say, thought it would go like this. We know better than anyone that The ‘Potter’ Way takes time but this vastly expensive squad should NOT be performing like the Brighton of three seasons ago. If Boehly sticks with Potter then he’s showing guts and resilience that might bode very well for Potter in the years to
I think Todd will stick to his guns and keep him for the season. Just because he can.Well I really thought the defeat to Southampton was unsurvivable but Potter lives another day.
I can't say now what it will take for Chelsea to bring it all to a close.
I agree. Sacking Potter would be admission of very recent catastrophic failure and poor judgment. Far easier for the Todd to point in the direction of Arsenal (remember all those entitled Gunners after Arteta’s head only last year) and declare that that is his direction of travel. Stand by your man and you’ll see a rise in fortunes.I think Todd will stick to his guns and keep him for the season. Just because he can.
Cheeky bid for all 3…?In the above YouTube video Rory makes a good case for sacking Potter, just as Matt Law's article presented sound reasons why Chelsea are not inclined to do that now.
I think if you're looking for a third perspective then look at Brighton under De Zerbi. I think the better we do the worse it gets for Potter. This squad is scoring goals, winning matches. We could have settled for a point vs Fulham but that is not De Zerbi's style, and this is why we draw fewer matches than we did under Potter. It is proof that Potter is a cautious manager.
I agree with Rory that the Aubameyang situation is farcical - Potter HAD to make that work and - similarly - Sterling hasn't worked under Potter either. Most fans would have looked as those two and thought they'd have had 15 Prem goals between them by now. And that's not to mention Broja. 40 Prem appearances between the 3 of them, just 6 goals combined, and only 1 since the World Cup. Give RDZ those 3 and we'd be Top 4.
A little angry update from Rory
A little angry update from Rory
Great isn’t it? Can’t score at home to Southampton but have a realistic chance at seeing off Real/Barca et al to win the Champions League.Long may his suffering continue. Loving how he suggests most of the CL teams are currently a bit shit so sacking Potter would put Chelsea in a great position to win the CL. New manager bounce would do it. Hilarious…he’s not loving this season at all
I agree. Boehly has invested billions of Clearwaters money in this 'project '. He'll have sold a story to them that he knows what he's doing. To sack Potter now causes him more problems than it solves.I think Todd will stick to his guns and keep him for the season. Just because he can.
You might have misunderstood the Sanchez comments online. Brighton fans are very clever and ironical.Fun to observe, I wouldn't be able to listen to any of our podcasts if we were in a similar state of dismay.
I had to unfollow one of them after a stupid Sanchez rant last week.
That will Potters downfall, player power, once the dressing room is lost that is it.Multiple reliable, well connected sources have told ChelseaFC365 that sections of Chelsea’s dressing room are “disinterested” with life under Graham Potter.
Sources revealed that some players are particularly disinterested in team meetings held by Graham Potter. It is felt by players that there is not much togetherness within the the team, there is a feeling amongst some that the team is now a bunch of individuals rather than a unified collective. The term “individuals not a team” came up from one source.
When asked about player’s appearing to be constantly smiling in revealed training pictures, sources hinted that player’s are enjoying playing in certain groups and mini games but when it comes to the behind scenes work ahead of the game, some are taking in information with one ear and letting it go out the other."
Sounds like he's lost the dressing room ..
Not the one I listened to.You might have misunderstood the Sanchez comments online. Brighton fans are very clever and ironical.
All the talent in the world doesn't naturally mean that they will eventually come good.Like someone posted above I expected Potter to be sent packing after the Southampton defeat. Toddy is sticking with him and I expect results will improve as they(Chelsea) have too much talent for them not to. I still don't think Potter will lead them to trophies though, other than top 4 next season.
By the law of averages it appears to be happening for Arteta?All the talent in the world doesn't naturally mean that they will eventually come good.
Every one of them has to buy into the manager, his philosophy and his tactics. They have to be unified and pulling as one. They have to work harder than other teams.
Everything thus far, under Potters watch, suggests an element of disharmony ( or disinterest )within the squad. If he hasn't won them over by now, it ain't gonna happen. By the law of averages, they will probably scrape a few wins but there wont be any significant improvement this season or next. Boehly has believed the hype, so he is still sold on the guy and will take quite a lot of persuading that he hasn't employed a man out of his depth.
He will give him this season, painful as it is going to be and probably three months into next before re-assessing.
Meanwhile the discontent amongst the fanbase is growing ever louder. That is Boehly's biggest problem. How long can he resist the calls for change. That is the biggest test of his resolve.
Shame, the last Panto I watched at the Oxshott village hall was rather goodMultiple reliable, well connected sources have told ChelseaFC365 that sections of Chelsea’s dressing room are “disinterested” with life under Graham Potter.
Sources revealed that some players are particularly disinterested in team meetings held by Graham Potter. It is felt by players that there is not much togetherness within the the team, there is a feeling amongst some that the team is now a bunch of individuals rather than a unified collective. The term “individuals not a team” came up from one source.
When asked about player’s appearing to be constantly smiling in revealed training pictures, sources hinted that player’s are enjoying playing in certain groups and mini games but when it comes to the behind scenes work ahead of the game, some are taking in information with one ear and letting it go out the other."
Sounds like he's lost the dressing room ..