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2025-02-01 22:31:00
West Ham boss Graham Potter says getting sacked by Chelsea was “perhaps the perfect factor that occurred to me”.
Potter takes the Hammers again to his outdated membership on Monday (20:00 GMT) – his fourth Premier League recreation in cost since being appointed in January.
The previous Brighton boss was dismissed by Chelsea in April 2023, lower than seven months after changing the sacked Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge in September 2022.
Nonetheless, Potter mentioned he had no “dangerous feeling” in the direction of Chelsea and wished to study from the expertise.
“You realize in a soccer life you are going to get ups and downs,” added the 49-year-old, who received 12 of his 31 video games in command of Chelsea in all competitions.
“I did not need to lose my job. However on the similar time I look again now and perhaps it is the perfect factor that occurred to me.
“Perhaps the following 10-20 years goes to be nice due to the expertise I’ve had.
“I simply take a look at it as a studying expertise. I’ve obtained no dangerous emotions in the direction of Chelsea, I’ve nonetheless obtained loads of good relationships with the individuals there.
“However I am simply wanting ahead to the journey I am on now with West Ham at this nice membership and getting that reference to the supporters, working with the staff and constructing one thing that we’re actually enthusiastic about and proud about right here.”
