[Football] Potter [NOT] at Chelsea

[Green Cross Code Man]

For what it's worth, I think they will be unstoppable for a year or so when it clicks.

Then it will completely fall apart when they need to move players on/refresh the squad due to the contracts they handed out

You may be right, however simply having the best players is no guarantee of success. Man u had the top players for decades but until Ferguson came along it was all in vain. Let's hope they get another poor choice of manager in.

 

[sparkie]

Just like Hyypia stayed well after the point that his sacking seemed inevitable, I think Potter will be at Chelsea for a while yet.

When he wasn't sacked after the Southampton defeat, I realised he is more untouchable than I thought.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

You may be right, however simply having the best players is no guarantee of success. Man u had the top players for decades but until Ferguson came along it was all in vain. Let's hope they get another poor choice of manager in.

The summer is going to be interesting.

If I'm a player at Chelsea, I'm wanting a pay off to leave as well, they have to move players on.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Jacobs now claiming or wanting fans to believe at least that he’s spoken to the Todd immediately after the game and G Dawg is safe

 

[TomandJerry]

Chelsea are 14 points off fourth place and 10 points from the relegation zone.

 

[Acker79]

I genuinely can't remember: How many times over the past 2,3 years was Arteta written off by non-arsenal fans/media? I mean how many times did we see Arsenal lose/underperform and suggest that had to be it for him? I know I look back now and can remember the Arsenal fans baying for his blood and writing him off while the owners kept the faith - something that is often an example to point to with the 'give potter time' side. But I can't remember if neutral/rival fans and the press ever felt like his time was up?

 

[Jim in the West]

Have they thought? Listening to the first half on the BBC (admittedly not concentrating hugely, as I was driving) the impression was that Chelsea were playing pretty well. They also mentioned 'Potter' and 'bad luck' in the same phrase more than once. Was anybody on here watching? - how did it look on the tele?

They got lucky when Ziyech’s red card was over-turned. They got lucky when Spurs hit the post. Possibly slightly unlucky to lose Thiago to an injury….but they have loads of centre backs, so it shouldn’t matter. You don’t spend £600m and then find yourself exposed when a 38 year old gets a knock.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Jacobs now claiming or anting fans to believe he’s spoken to the Todd immediately after the game and G Dawg is safe

That's not what it says. It says 'There are no plans to sack the Chelsea manager tonight'

 

[timbha]

We’ve had a laugh, gloated, celebrated stuffing them 4-1, heard very little from Chelsea (JCL Albion) fans on here and have seen us push on under RDZ and co.

Is it time for Bloom to lift his curse on Potter? (Or keep it until we have played them again)

 

[Nobby]

Imagine being Ben Roberts
A comfortable existence at a club he has been at for years
Then he follows the boss (he probably had no choice)
And then gets sacked when the boss gets sacked
So in a few short months his life is turned upside down and back again.
He gets a huge wedge but then has nothing to do and if he wants another job then he has to follow the money somewhere

 

[Mustafa II]

I'm starting to think how much of Potters success here was down to his managerial ability, and how much was down to the amazing recruitment and development set up we have.

I'd like to say I don't doubt his ability as a manager, but I genuinely am starting to question it - seeing how he is doing such a poor job at Chelsea, and how De Zerbi has improved the team since Potter's gone.

 

[jcdenton08]

Perfect assessment. I’ll add I thought Chelsea were extremely poor

 

[Mustafa II]

Potter odds on for the sack now.

He won't manage another game for Chelsea. It seems to be a question of when rather than if now.

 

[Weststander]

I hope he stays until sacked to deprive Boehly of £40m plus and help screw their FFP calculations.

Then takes a long break from football, from the human wellbeing side.

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

Just hoping Chelsea keep him until after the 15th April atleast.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Potter odds on for the sack now.

He won't manage another game for Chelsea. It seems to be a question of when rather than if now.

Might just about survive tonight's #potterout tsunami in a hundred languages across the world. Won't survive a loss to Dortmund tho

 

[Motogull]

Imagine being Ben Roberts
A comfortable existence at a club he has been at for years
Then he follows the boss (he probably had no choice)
And then gets sacked when the boss gets sacked
So in a few short months his life is turned upside down and back again.
He gets a huge wedge but then has nothing to do and if he wants another job then he has to follow the money somewhere

My hunch is if GP gets binned, the binning's will not extend that far down.

 

[Monkey Man]

Possession stats are rather misleading – I watched the game and it most of the time Chelsea were on the ball, Tottenham had them pretty much where they wanted them.

For what it's worth I thought Spurs looked very off the pace today, quite laboured and lacking creativity. Goals were both nice but beyond that they offered little.

Chelsea looked directionless, and distinctly mid table. A very difficult watch if you're a fan, I'd imagine.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Just hoping Chelsea keep him until after the 15th April atleast.

That would be interesting/amusing if we were the team to apply the final blow

 

[Mike Small]

Imagine being Ben Roberts
A comfortable existence at a club he has been at for years
Then he follows the boss (he probably had no choice)
And then gets sacked when the boss gets sacked
So in a few short months his life is turned upside down and back again.
He gets a huge wedge but then has nothing to do and if he wants another job then he has to follow the money somewhere

He chose Potter over Tony. Nice one.