Former West Ham United manager Graham Potter insists he does not care much about what people think of him.
Potter is heading to the World Cup with Sweden, less than a year after his ill-fated tenure at West Ham United came to an end.
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Indeed, Potter proved a very poor managerial appointment at West Ham, with his reign in charge lasting just 25 games.
After poor spells here in east London and at Chelsea, it would be fair to say that the 51-year-old’s reputation has been diminished in the Premier League.
Still, Potter is not letting that get to him.
Potter doesn’t care what people think of him after West Ham ‘failure’
Speaking to The Guardian, Potter said of leaving West Ham: “You have to deal with the failure.
“But I think you become a better person for it. And then sometimes in football you just can’t rationalise it. You just go: ‘Maybe it wasn’t meant to be.’ Then you try to move on with your life.”
He then added: “If I worry about what people think about me that’s a miserable life.”
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Potter expressed some kind words for West Ham after their relegation, although they have likely fallen on deaf ears among many supporters.
Not many managers have covered themselves in glory in the West Ham dugout but the squad planning under Potter was arguably one of the main reasons why the club were relegated this season.
His team often looked rudderless, and he has to take his share of the blame for that.
Nuno Espirito Santo was tasked with cleaning up that mess, and it proved too great for him to manage between September and May.
West Ham eventually succumbed to the relegation they always looked destined for during Potter’s tenure and Nuno must now right that particular wrong.
The club are sticking by Potter’s successor and are on record as saying they are chasing an immediate return to the Premier League.
Nuno hasn’t always covered himself in glory either but it is tempting to think he may well have done enough to keep the Irons in the Premier League had he been appointed earlier.
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