Graham Potter tipped for football return but it won’t be in the Premier League

Graham Potter’s next job will be outside of English football. That’s the view of Three Lions icon and former West Ham United coach Stuart Pearce, who thinks Potter needs some confidence back after rough stints. Potter is looking for a new role after being dismissed by West HamGetty Potter was sacked by West Ham on Saturday morning despite taking the club’s pre-match press conference on Friday ahead of the Everton match on Monday. It followed a dreadful start to the season, which saw the Irons lose four of their first five and concede 13 goals. But last season wasn’t great either, with Potter taking a total of 25 games across all competitions, winning just six of those. He was only in charge at the London Stadium for eight months after being appointed in January. And Pearce thinks a return to Europe would be a good idea. Speaking on White and Jordan, he said: “It wouldn’t surprise me if he turns up abroad. “He has been abroad before, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see him take a job abroad to get that self-confidence back.” Meanwhile, Alex Crook also has some concerns and dismissed Potter as England manager after Thomas Tuchel. He said: “If you tried to promote Graham Potter to England manager, there would be a massive pushback from the majority of England fans. “It was a strange one with Graham because he waited a long time for seemingly the perfect job to come back to, and West Ham never felt like the perfect job. Potter has not managed outside of English football since 2018Getty “I think it’s a difficult job for any manager. It will be a difficult job for Nuno because of that disconnect [between club and fans]. You have so many different people who want to have their say, so it’s hard for any manager to prosper.” On what’s next, Crook also can’t see Potter getting another Premier League job. “Where does he pitch up next?” He added. “I’d be surprised if it was in the Premier League. The question you have to ask yourself about Graham Potter now is that was he a success at Brighton because he is a top, top coach or was he a success because the infrastructure there is so good and because Tony Bloom is a genius? “You look at what has happened to Graham Potter since. At Chelsea, he looked a million miles out of his depth. West Ham, he never really looked comfortable at all and the win percentage is second only to Avram Grant in terms of lowest number of wins as a Premier League manager. “If you are a Premier League club looking for a new manager, I don’t see how you make a case for Graham Potter.” Potter’s time at Chelsea also didn’t last very longGetty What’s next for Potter? The 50-year-old made his name coaching Ostersund for seven years before joining Swansea City. From there, Brighton and Hove Albion came calling and Potter established himself as a bright, young Premier League coach. His team often played great football and dominated most games without scoring too many goals. When Todd Boehly and co bought Chelsea, they saw Potter as the ideal candidate and shelled out £21million to take him and his coaching staff to Stamford Bridge. He was handed a five-year deal, suggesting the board had full faith in him. Potter took a long break after Chelsea to wait for the right jobGetty He didn’t even make seven months of that contract before being dismissed in April 2023 after 31 matches. The Englishman then took a prolonged break from football before going for the West Ham job, and we’ve seen how that has worked out. So, it has been two bruising managerial experiences for Potter, who has seen his stock fall. Steve Cooper is a manager who has just recently headed to Europe to take over Brondby, and you can see why Pearce thinks that might be a good move for Potter.

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Graham Potter tipped for football return but it won’t be in the Premier League

Graham Potter’s next job will be outside of English football.

That’s the view of Three Lions icon and former West Ham United coach Stuart Pearce, who thinks Potter needs some confidence back after rough stints.

Potter is looking for a new role after being dismissed by West Ham

Potter was sacked by West Ham on Saturday morning despite taking the club’s pre-match press conference on Friday ahead of the Everton match on Monday.

It followed a dreadful start to the season, which saw the Irons lose four of their first five and concede 13 goals.

But last season wasn’t great either, with Potter taking a total of 25 games across all competitions, winning just six of those.

He was only in charge at the London Stadium for eight months after being appointed in January.

And Pearce thinks a return to Europe would be a good idea.

Speaking on White and Jordan, he said: “It wouldn’t surprise me if he turns up abroad.

“He has been abroad before, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see him take a job abroad to get that self-confidence back.”

Meanwhile, Alex Crook also has some concerns and dismissed Potter as England manager after Thomas Tuchel.

He said: “If you tried to promote Graham Potter to England manager, there would be a massive pushback from the majority of England fans.

“It was a strange one with Graham because he waited a long time for seemingly the perfect job to come back to, and West Ham never felt like the perfect job.

Potter has not managed outside of English football since 2018

“I think it’s a difficult job for any manager. It will be a difficult job for Nuno because of that disconnect [between club and fans]. You have so many different people who want to have their say, so it’s hard for any manager to prosper.”

On what’s next, Crook also can’t see Potter getting another Premier League job.

“Where does he pitch up next?” He added.

“I’d be surprised if it was in the Premier League. The question you have to ask yourself about Graham Potter now is that was he a success at Brighton because he is a top, top coach or was he a success because the infrastructure there is so good and because Tony Bloom is a genius?

“You look at what has happened to Graham Potter since. At Chelsea, he looked a million miles out of his depth. West Ham, he never really looked comfortable at all and the win percentage is second only to Avram Grant in terms of lowest number of wins as a Premier League manager.

“If you are a Premier League club looking for a new manager, I don’t see how you make a case for Graham Potter.”

Potter’s time at Chelsea also didn’t last very long

What’s next for Potter?

The 50-year-old made his name coaching Ostersund for seven years before joining Swansea City.

From there, Brighton and Hove Albion came calling and Potter established himself as a bright, young Premier League coach.

His team often played great football and dominated most games without scoring too many goals.

When Todd Boehly and co bought Chelsea, they saw Potter as the ideal candidate and shelled out £21million to take him and his coaching staff to Stamford Bridge.

He was handed a five-year deal, suggesting the board had full faith in him.

Potter took a long break after Chelsea to wait for the right job

He didn’t even make seven months of that contract before being dismissed in April 2023 after 31 matches.

The Englishman then took a prolonged break from football before going for the West Ham job, and we’ve seen how that has worked out.

So, it has been two bruising managerial experiences for Potter, who has seen his stock fall.

Steve Cooper is a manager who has just recently headed to Europe to take over Brondby, and you can see why Pearce thinks that might be a good move for Potter.