People think that coaching is about winning football matches - which, of course, it is - but throughout my career it has also been about helping people become better, more able to deal with life and be more successful in… — 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 create an environment where people genuinely think that we are trying to help them, trying to improve them and make them better, then OK, maybe they will try a bit harder, and do a bit better… — Graham Potter Copy Share
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
