Graham Potter sets sights on replacing boss who was sacked after calling out top stars

Graham Potter has been out of work since being sacked by West Ham earlier this season but the ex-Chelsea and Brighton boss could potentially be back in the dugout very soon

Graham Potter believes taking over the Swedish national team would be a “fantastic opportunity”. The ormer Chelsea, Brighton and West Ham boss has been out of work since leaving the London Stadium earlier this year following a poor start to the season.

He was replaced by Nuno Espirito Santo and has yet to find a new role. But a fresh opportunity might not be too far off, with Potter having hinted that he would be open to becoming head coach of the Swedish national team. The Swedish FA need a new head coach after deciding to sack Jon Dahl Tomasson in the wake of a humiliating 1-0 defeat to Kosovo in World Cup qualifying.

And having managed in Scandinavia with Ostersund, Potter has thrown his hat into the ring for the job. He said: “I’m actually in Sweden right now, in my house in Sweden. I’m between jobs and just left the Premier League.

“I’m open to anything, really, where I feel I can help. The job as head coach of the Swedish national team is fantastic.

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“I have feelings for Sweden. I love the country and I love Swedish football. I have a lot to be grateful for towards Swedish football. So yes, it would be a fantastic opportunity for me, obviously.”

On what his next opportunity would entail, Potter added: “I have accumulated a lot of experience so far and I’m very grateful for the career I have had so far.

“But I’m only 50 years old and I still have a lot to offer. It’s not about me finding a job at a specific level, but about wanting to find something where I feel I can help and where I can make a difference. I also want to feel that we [those involved] are on the same line. Those are my criteria.”

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Should Potter take the reins of the Swedish national team, that would see him reunited with a host of Premier League stars including Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres. The former has endured a slow start to the season following his record move to Liverpool.

And he has now been warned by former Reds star John Aldrige that now is the time for him to start putting in performances. He said: “During my playing days, people used to talk of needing a month or so to get up to match fitness over the summer and Isak will have had about six or seven weeks by the time Manchester United arrive at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.

“OK, the games he has been involved in for Liverpool so far have all had something riding on them because they were not friendly fixtures, but it feels like the international break for Sweden will have helped him get fitter at club level.

“Now is the time for him to deliver. No more ‘excuses’. No more ‘explanations’. It’s United up next and there is no better time or team to show why you are one of the main men now at a club the size of Liverpool.”

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