Head coach of West Ham, Graham Potter, explained that fired by Chelsea made him “a stronger person”.
Potter replaced Thomas Tuchel in Chelsea in September 2022, but lasted less than seven months in the post on Stamford Bridge.
He returned to the management in January and took over from Julen Lopetegui at West Ham and suggested that he is now better equipped to tackle the hardships of the track.
“At that time you can imagine that I was not in a good place because you are disappointed to lose your job and it did not go as well, or clearly as you would like,” Potter Focus Focus said. “It was a difficult moment.”
“The worst thing that can happen is that you can lose your job and that you can still do well, you can still move forward, still have something to offer, still growing as a person.
“That bubble in which we find ourselves, it can be a bit too far in rabbit hole. Be grateful for the good and the bad, just deal with it.”
Potter was directly from Brighton, where he went to Chelsea for three years, to Chelsea, said he needed free time after leaving Stamford Bridge.
“It was nice to get out of bubble – 12 years, you can eventually miss a little perspective,” he said.
“To zoom out and see the world and football for what it is, and hopefully it will make you a better person and better manager.
“I really had a good experience at Brighton and a not so good at Chelsea, so you try to find the next step.
“You want to work, but there are not many of us [managers] In the Premier League, so you have to be patient. “
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Since taking over in the London Stadium, Potter has won only one win in his first five games in all games, including a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea previous time-out, with the Hammers 15th in the Premier League prior to Brentford on Saturday on Saturday On Saturday.
Although it is unlikely that people want to wait, he said it will cost “a lot of work” to get the team to its requirement standard.
“You don't want to be that coach who asks for time, but that is ultimately how you improve,” Potter explained.
“Ultimately it is not a magic gimmick, it's not a smart culture program, it's time.
“The more good and bad situations you go through, you build a confidence and understanding of each other.
“It is still the Premier League and the competition is still the competition. It is inexorable and it is demanding.”
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