But the concept that it’s important to understand the individual and the person, as well as the footballer, is a helpful concept, regardless of the competition. Graham Potter Read Quote
My unglittering football career came to a halt at the age at 30, and I had to embark on a coaching career: 14 years of hard work and sacrifice, learning and mistakes. Graham Potter Read Quote
The pressure of the Premier League is huge but so is moving your family across the world to a club where they had sacked the manager every year for the last five. Graham Potter Read Quote
They’re human beings before they’re footballers and it’s important to understand how can I help them. What do they need? How can they feel part of this? How can they feel they’re improving in their career, because my job is to help them get better, play better football, earn a better contract, whatever it is. Graham Potter Read Quote
I was used to football supporters hammering me and I thought my name was Graham Potter-Boo at one point. Graham Potter Read Quote
Ultimately, good players need to play and they don’t always at a young age in England. Graham Potter Read Quote
But any squad needs players who are hungry to do well, with their careers ahead of them. That’s important for the dynamic of the group, but it also needs a balance of guys who have seen it, done it and have that quality of leadership. It is all about the quality of the player. Graham Potter Read Quote
The profile is to find if someone can perform in the Championship and help you win, and also play in the Premier League because that has to be the goal. Graham Potter Read Quote
We try and play football in a positive way. Any team has to be defensively organised, but you have to look at the attributes of the players and play to their strengths. Graham Potter Read Quote
