Freddie Potts shares what he really thought of Graham Potter as a manager at West Ham

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West Ham United midfielder Freddie Potts has shared his opinion on Graham Potter, who is no longer at the helm at the London Stadium.

Nuno Espirito Santo handed Potts his first-ever Premier League start as West Ham beat Newcastle United 3-1.

The 22-year-old was also named the Man of the Match, and his display saw him retain his spot in the eleven in the 3-2 win over Burnley the following weekend.

Freddie Potts waxes lyrical over Graham Potter

Potter inherited a fragile Hammers squad after Julen Lopetegui failed to have an impact in East London.

The former Chelsea and Brighton manager was backed in the summer, but results did not improve in the 2025/26 season.

This led to his sacking, which was long overdue according to a large chunk of the Hammers fanbase, and he was replaced by Nuno.

However, despite his underwhelming time at the London Stadium, Potts has good things to say about his former manager.

He told Iron Cast: “Obviously, Graham Potter was a great manager.

“He helped me out a lot and gave me chances in preseason. But it was tough for me because I wanted to, even though I had a good season last year in Championship, it wasn’t the Premier League and I wanted to show everyone what I could do in pre-season is what I want to show in the Premier League.

“So we had games out there where I was starting and like I said, I keep saying, I just wanted to prove to everyone what I could do. But it was tough going into the season. Obviously, not being in the team, not coming on was quite tough emotionally.”

Were West Ham United right to sack Potter and hire Nuno?

Even at the time of his appointment, a lot of West Ham fans were not completely sure about Potter.

While he did impress at Brighton, he was exposed at Chelsea, which showed the limitations of his management.

Brighton have a very good structure behind the scenes and that has been evident, given how all the managers have fared after Potter.

However, Chelsea were a team in transition and under new owners, so that was an entirely different challenge.

Similarly, at West Ham, expectations were higher, especially after David Moyes guided the team to the UEFA Europa Conference League title.

Potter failed to live up to those expectations and was deservedly sacked.

However, under Nuno, things appear to be heading in the right direction and he should be able to guide them to safety by the end of the season.