A win against Fulham and draw at Villa are early signs of a better fit at West Ham on manager’s return to his old clubGraham Potter’s return to Chelsea coming on deadline day feels symbolic. West Ham’s head coach does not look back fondly at the extravaganza of player trading when he was in charge at Stamford Bridge in January 2023. It was a time of chaos and unreasonable pressure. The new owners were spending like there was no tomorrow and by the time window closed it was left to Potter to make sense of a squad so bloated there was not enough space for everyone in the first-team dressing room.Good luck with that. Chelsea had crowed after beating Arsenal to Mykhaylo Mudryk. Negotiations with Benfica led to a British transfer record for Enzo Fernández. Noni Madueke, David Datro Fofana and Benoît Badiashile joined. A deal for Malo Gusto was confirmed for the summer. João Félix arrived on loan. Jorginho took his experience and nous to Arsenal. Hakim Ziyech’s loan to Paris Saint-Germain...
The main idea of the article is that Graham Potter's time at Chelsea was ultimately unsuccessful due to a chaotic January transfer window and unrealistic expectations, which made his job incredibly difficult. He is now at West Ham, where things are calmer, and looking to prove himself capable of succeeding in a more suitable environment.
While the article acknowledges that Potter made some poor decisions at Chelsea, it emphasizes that the constant influx of new players and the pressure to immediately compete at the highest level created an unsustainable situation for him.
The main idea of the article is that Graham Potter's time at Chelsea was ultimately unsuccessful due to a chaotic January transfer window and unrealistic expectations, which made his job incredibly difficult. He is now at West Ham, where things are calmer, and looking to prove himself capable of succeeding in a more suitable environment. While the article acknowledges that Potter made some poor decisions at Chelsea, it emphasizes that the constant influx of new players and the pressure to immediately compete at the highest level created an unsustainable situation for him.
