Graham Potter remembered his late dad and mom and urged that they’d have been proud seeing him handle a membership like Chelsea.
- Potter remembers late dad and mom
- They’d have been happy with him
- Chelsea face Brighton on Saturday
WHAT HAPPENED? The Chelsea boss grew to become emotional whereas talking about his late dad and mom, who handed away three years in the past attributable to sickness, and wished they might see him handle a membership of Chelsea’s stature.
WHAT THEY SAID: Potter instructed reporters: “My mum was affected by dementia, she was nonetheless alive however she wouldn’t have recognized [I was managing Brighton]. So ultimately it was good for her to not undergo that. My dad – he got here to the primary sport towards Watford, he simply had a really brief battle with most cancers and 6 weeks later he wasn’t right here. So his final sport was Liverpool away after which he wasn’t right here.
“It is a lesson and a reminder to us all that life is treasured and brief and something can occur and it places issues in perspective. In fact, I at all times assume again to them now and they’re with me on a regular basis and everytime you stand on the San Siro, and also you assume, ‘Wow – they’d simply like to be there. They wouldn’t have the ability to comprise themselves’. Excuse me, I’m getting just a little bit [emotional]… however yeah that’s life and I’m not the primary particular person to lose dad and mom and that’s a part of life.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Potter took over the reins at Chelsea from Brighton in September after Thomas Tuchel departed from the membership, and he’s unbeaten in all competitions thus far.
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WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA? The Blues subsequent tackle Potter’s former membership Brighton on Saturday within the Premier League.