Potter joined West Ham refreshed and together with his repute intact, a extremely regarded, measured particular person who was within the Soccer Affiliation’s post-Southgate calculations and who had additionally attracted the curiosity of Everton after they dismissed Sean Dyche.

He had risen steadily, a thought-about constructor of golf equipment and groups somewhat than a quick-fix downside solver that made him an in poor health match for golf equipment as demanding – on and off the pitch – as Chelsea.

After ready so lengthy for what he believed was the correct membership for his managerial and training skills, Potter walked straight right into a gap at West Ham.

He got here to prominence at Ostersund in Sweden earlier than being appointed supervisor of Swansea in June 2018, and his growth and enticing taking part in model earned him a transfer to Brighton a 12 months later.

Brighton was the proper platform for Potter, residence to persistence and planning beneath proprietor Tony Bloom alongside technical director Dan Ashworth, with a sensible recruitment group that uncovered gems similar to midfielders Moises Caicedo and Alex Mac Allister.

Potter was at his greatest on the coaching floor, main Brighton to ninth within the Premier League the season earlier than he left, leaving them to affix Chelsea when the Seagulls had been fourth after successful 4 of their first six video games, together with an opening-weekend win at Manchester United.

He can level to main Chelsea into the final eight of the Champions League whereas at Stamford Bridge, however – as at West Ham – Potter appeared at occasions to be overwhelmed by occasions earlier than being consumed by a ruthless sacking.

Potter’s downfall has come from becoming a member of two golf equipment with polar reverse approaches to Brighton, the place Bloom by no means misplaced religion even after an early run of solely two wins in 19 video games. Potter had the belief and religion of the hierarchy in a fashion which has by no means been replicated since.

Former England defender Martin Keown instructed the BBC: “Potter was at Chelsea not so way back. He may have been an England supervisor.

“Now you have a look at his profession and his win proportion at Chelsea and West Ham. His subsequent job now within the Premier League, if he will get one, is basically crucial for him.”

Potter has not truly dealt in excessive win percentages all through his Premier League profession.

In 120 video games at Brighton he received 34 and misplaced 42, with a 28% successful ratio. At Chelsea it was 32%, with seven wins, whereas at West Ham he received six video games or 26%.

Potter’s power as a coach was all the time organisation and tactical self-discipline, but he even seemed misplaced on this context at West Ham, particularly at set-pieces.

Keown stated: “I watched them play Spurs a few weeks in the past and also you noticed the set-pieces.

“They’ve conceded seven targets from set-pieces this season. It seemed like a set of schoolboys on the market – no actual path. Finally that has to come back again to the supervisor.”

The normally calm Potter exterior was changed by a character who seemed like he was carrying the burden of the world on his shoulders as a second high-profile Premier League failure unfolded.

The place Potter goes subsequent is solely guesswork.

The continent might name, the place he may discover a set-up that fits him, however the notion of an enormous Premier League publish is fanciful within the excessive.

Potter’s ending at West Ham caps a spectacular fall from grace from the territory the place he was as soon as a stay contender within the dialog of these with the qualities befitting an England supervisor.