Like everybody I needed to learn to be a coach, I needed to practise that and make mistakes in a decent environment where I could develop myself and not fear I was going to lose my job. — Graham Potter Copy Share Image
Any coach in my era will reference or look at Guardiola's teams. If you look at the style of play, he has had a… — Graham Potter Copy Share Image
The profile is to find if someone can perform in the Championship and help you win, and also play in the Premier League because… — Graham Potter Copy Share Image
I had five years in the university sector which was a time where I could make my mistakes, develop with the students and players… — Graham Potter Copy Share Image
My playing career that was a bit up but mostly down. I played in the Premier League at Southampton but most of my career… — Graham Potter Copy Share Image
You cannot win all the time and, often, we don't win that much. You have to have something and I think if we can… — Graham Potter Copy Share Image
My unglittering football career came to a halt at the age at 30, and I had to embark on a coaching career: 14 years… — Graham Potter Copy Share Image
But concepts around how a team functions, the importance of the relationship between football and the person, how you develop both, are always valid. — Graham Potter Copy Share Image
We try and play football in a positive way. Any team has to be defensively organised, but you have to look at the attributes… — Graham Potter Copy Share Image
My mum had always pressed on me to continue my education, and it was just the volatility of sport in terms of not being… — Graham Potter Copy Share Image
I improved enormously, on and off the pitch, over that year at Swansea. — Graham Potter Copy Share Image
I was at Leeds Carnegie, the ninth tier. And I was coaching students. There would have been hundreds of managers with more experience. So… — Graham Potter Copy Share Image
