i agree and his level would be more suited to a club like West Ham, where he’ll probably go.
Chelsea are a quick fix club who have no interest in building a team and have only bought success so the person at Chelsea, who made the decision to hire him, is clueless.
I think Potter is doing a great job at Chelsea long may he reign
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If he comes in and wins, people would praise his “steady attitude” or “cool demeanor” rather than saying he lacks personality. I think the whole personality is overrated especially in England that prizes this very stereotypical aggressive persona among coaches.
If he suddenly started getting shitty in press conferences or acting out on the touchline it would both look fake and be used as proof by journalists that he’s letting the pressure get to him.
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We couldn’t be catching more shit for this with Arteta right now though.
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He’s a fantastic manager. Could possibly become Chelsea’s greatest.
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Arsenal and Arteta are covered in a completely different way.
Edit: My point is that all this personality analysis is completely results driven since the media can’t actually see what’s going on during training or in the locker room.
English media do love a coach who goes bananas. Max Rushden actually just wrote an article about it.
People don’t like it because the players respond well to it, much like the Chelsea players don’t respond to Potter’s apathetic, almost dull personality. No matter how you cut it a managers attitude as a leader is a big part of the job.
I can’t stand Ten Hag but I do think he’s got the right personality to command energy and respect from his players. Potter is simply devoid of this, he should have gone to Spurs I can imagine him and Kane getting on like as a house on fire as their both as dull a dishrag
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That’s not what it’s about. It’s about going in with a vision and letting people know your in charge.
You have to gain respect it’s never just given.
There’s different approaches and not all done for cameras and PR.
It’s literally your communication with your players.
Coming in with a laptop and training drills isn’t enough.
If he was winning the coverage would be totally different.
Letting people know you’re in charge can come in a million different forms but it has to be authentic otherwise you’ll look like a poser.
Let me give you an example. Trial attorneys are taught to take control of the courtroom. A lot of them yell or raise their voices during trials. If that’s not really your personality and you try it on in front of a jury you look like an idiot. You can show an organization you’re in charge without yelling. It’s not exactly revolutionary thinking.
Now that doesn’t mean he was a good fit or doing a good job. I think his system has deep flaws which we saw at Brighton. But saying he lacked personality is a little bit of a cop out to me.
So your describing the last decade of Wenger bollocks as the way to go then.
Everyone on the same page. Mutual respect but just no cutting edge and getting overrun by teams knowing there’s a softness.
I see Brexit is taking a toll on your reading comprehension.
At no point did I mention mutual respect or a softness. All I said is that there is more than one way to let an organization know you’re in charge. For example you don’t necessarily have to yell but you can still be an insane disciplinarian.
Look at EtH at United. I would certainly place him on the more reserved end of the spectrum of coaches. When they were losing he was painted as a do-nothing clown. Now that they’re winning his steady leadership is getting praised.
You can be reserved without necessarily being soft. That’s how I behaved in the courtroom because me yelling and waving my arms while wearing a poorly tailored suit would just make it look like I was an angry child playing dress up.
That makes literally no sense lol
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Yet you were calling ETH out last night because you perceived him as a kill joy on the Carabao cup.
Yeah, I think he’s a killjoy. I’m saying look at how the media has covered him.
@JakeyBoy I had something way meaner written and then changed it before posting.
Post it 
No. I may be a shithead but I’m not gonna post something mean on purpose.
I can win an argument without it. 
@Joshua this is the best heel turn since Bret in 97.
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It’s not by design. My partner had COVID, my kids have been sick and I’ve been on no sleep for the last couple of weeks. Definitely made me not a ton of fun to be around.
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Bless ya, pal
Wishing a speedy recovery to you all
Thanks. Luckily COVID isn’t the unknown it used to be. It’s been more of an inconvenience than anything else which seems very weird to say.
But kids though. They’re just sick every 7-10 days at this age when they start going to daycare. Especially after our older one missed a lot of those real formative months for her immune system because daycares were closed!