The British saw Graham as a mentor for the national team.
Too bad for Brighton, Chelsea’s problem is not the manager’s
Almost £ 16 million was paid for the transfer of manager Potter. Boeli immediately found a coach, even if the resignation of the previous one was a surprise for the German himself. Thomas didn’t think the defeat to Dinamo Zagreb was that important. It wasn’t the main cause. Boeli relied on the advice of Behdad Egbali, a Chelsea investor, a man from Los Angeles who, in the group that bought the club, is considered a rare connoisseur of football in his decisions.
But watching Champions League matches and managing a great club are two different things. The new bosses wanted Tuchel to be friends with them, added him to a personal chat, asked to always be updated. Thomas closed, asked not to remove Cech, as Granovskaya was leaving. And they haven’t heard it. They tried to lure the sports director, but after talking with the duet of owners, the free specialists refused. Including the Liverpool co-author. By the way, don’t ignore Edwards’ departure when it comes to Klopp’s problems.
It is good for Chelsea that Potter understood where he was going. In addition to the coaching staff, he takes a recruiter from Brighton. The Seagulls are unlikely to be as successful without Graham, who has adapted to his opponents, has mixed tactical schemes, happy mastodons like Guardiola. Josep praised Potter and said the seagull game is always interesting to analyze. A big compliment from a tactical fanatic. We wish Brighton not to lose with the new manager.
And we plan a test for Potter. It’s not just about working with the stars, tactical changes are needed. It is significant that Tuchel revolved around decisions, but he got lost in the most mundane method of team development: instead of well thought out tactics, he asked for transfers. He didn’t get all he asked for, he left first.
Tuchel complained of slowness and “satiety”
Economists joke that a world without the poor is impossible. Where to find the motivation if everyone is full? Tuchel found no incentives in the new season. With this point, confirmed by the words of the German, intuited the day before. Chelsea didn’t think about how to develop with a Champions League medal in their pocket. The next step should logically be the fight for “gold”. Premier League, but it did not work. The quality of the game is not the same as Manchester City.
What should Chelsea fans warn? In Tuchel’s first fifty games at the club and in the last fifty, he has played exactly one hundred games, almost identical numbers. I’ve been taking him out of suspended animation with Lampard for the past few weeks at the same pace he ended up with Thomas. Where he got it from – put it there, the project is definitely not completed. But the difference in the initial data got worse yesterday. Unlike ten Hag or Artetas, who have recruited for themselves, Potter has Tuchel’s baggage.
On the other hand, Graham is not used to fixing shots. Coulibaly, Fofana, Sterling and Aubameyang are the stars. And the mentor knows Cucurella very well, it is with him that he played the Spaniard. Chelsea have enough people for a 3-4-3. Kante is expected in mid-September, Kovacic is back a couple of weeks ago, he’s getting back in shape. Tuchel left Chelsea without that hunger for light-heartedness and a strong desire to win.
Potter has many interesting tactical tasks
The Mehndi form brought Kepa to the base. Graham has to pick the first number. Much depends on the goalkeeper’s preference for playing with his feet. Furthermore, the offensive phase did not work. Sterling alone cannot pull everything on himself. It’s time for Potter to fix Mount, Havertz, Aubameyang and Sterling. It’s not an easy task if you don’t play two central defenders. James in the center is a bad option, but Loftus-Cheek also temporarily runs to the right.
Brighton Potter have adapted to their opponents, even Chelsea know this. Tuchel did not pretend to play strictly as the first number, to copy the style of the two main favorites of the season. The exchange of blows went well, the match against Tottenham turned out to be fun. And due to the sad event – the death of Queen Elizabeth II, they can reschedule the tour Premier League. Then Potter had an extra couple of days with the team, an important coincidence for him.
You have to communicate with the players, explain the pressure. Tuchel did not convey the idea, the addiction to Kovacic and Kante became obvious without them. When two midfielders are at the peak of their form and Jorginho is in a better mood, the results are different. It’s not about the implementation itself, but rather about creating a frankly small number of quality possibilities. TO Premier League Chelsea side by side Manchester United in xG, in tenth place in Premier Leaguestrongly inferior to the same “Brighton”.
Werner and Lukaku did not play against Tuchel. The attack was kept on Mt. passes and Mason was in very bad shape at the start of the new season. If Boeli and Egbali were more football experts, they could leave Thomas, give him time to fix everything. But it is possible that Americans expect it will be easier to get along with the English Potter. Chelsea have historically had a tough approach to coaches. Give out huge payouts, go ahead.
Chelsea are used to frequent manager changes
The club has a lot of experience rethinking the game throughout the season. Conte took the peasant out of the way to the table, and made him champion. Years before Di Matteo came after Villas-Boas and won the Champions League. Tuchel’s success is a new example. Lampard was sacked because he didn’t like the pressure, the results and the general impression of football. And he got a resounding Champions League winner. Chelsea also played well in the play-offs last spring.
In the club settings, switch between modes. Potter is a new carrier. Graham needs to remind Chelsea of the virtues of Hogwarts faculty with the lion mascot. Gryffindor is for the brave, the honest and the noble. Kante, Azpilicueta, Silva, Coulibaly, Mount, James and Cucurella might fit the description if Potter’s tactical flexibility fits the team better than Tuchel’s angry rushes. Thomas is a fantastic coach, but not a gift at work.
The German firmly took the team, publicly declared a weak composition, non-compliance with the installation. Footballers don’t like this rhetoric, they need closed reasoning for decisions and clear goals. It is strange that Tuchel received a huge amount of money and then was fired in early September. But this is Chelsea, where even great coaches are rarely appreciated, let alone successful ones. Abramovich is gone, but his work survives.
