Graham Potter has declared his curiosity in turning into Sweden supervisor after the nationwide group sacked Jon Dahl Tomasson following Monday’s dismal 1-0 loss towards Kosovo.
Sweden, whose World Cup hopes now dangle within the steadiness, sit backside of their four-team group after the shock defeat by Kosovo, winless from 4 qualifying matches up to now.
Tomasson was reportedly confronted with heavy criticism from inside his personal dressing room after Sweden gained simply 9 of his 18 matches in cost.
In response to native outlet Radiosporten, Newcastle United’s Anthony Elanga, omitted of each his nation’s qualifiers this week, expressed his anger within the tunnel post-match and cried: ‘The rattling system should go.’
Now, after sacking the Dane, Sweden are on the hunt for a brand new supervisor and Potter has thrown his title into the combo by declaring his curiosity within the ‘unbelievable’ alternative.
Potter, who made a reputation for himself at Brighton earlier than struggling throughout spells at Chelsea and most not too long ago West Ham United, believes he nonetheless has ‘lots to supply’ on the elite stage.
Graham Potter is within the Sweden job – lower than a month after his West Ham sacking
Sweden sacked Jon Dahl Tomasson following Monday’s dismal 1-0 loss towards Kosovo
Defeat left Sweden backside of their four-team group and winless from 4 qualifying matches
‘I am really in Sweden proper now, in my home in Sweden. I am between jobs and simply left the Premier League. I am open to something, actually, the place I really feel I will help. The job as supervisor of the Swedish nationwide group is unbelievable,’ Potter instructed Swedish outlet Fotbollskanalen.
‘I am solely 50 years outdated and I nonetheless have lots to supply. It isn’t about me discovering a job at a particular stage, however about discovering one thing the place I really feel I will help and the place I could make a distinction. I additionally wish to really feel that we (these concerned) are on the identical web page. These are my standards.’
West Ham parted methods with Potter on September 27 after a disappointing begin to the season, with the London membership dropping 4 of their opening 5 Premier League video games with the Englishman on the helm.
Potter, who additionally oversaw West Ham’s 3-2 defeat by Wolves within the Carabao Cup, was changed by former Nottingham Forest supervisor Nuno Espirito Santo.
Regardless of his final three jobs coming within the Premier League, the place managerial salaries are at their most profitable, Potter has urged that he won’t be compelled to show Sweden down for monetary causes.
Hinting he can be keen to take a major pay lower, Potter mentioned: ‘I have been fortunate sufficient to have the profession I’ve had. It is meant that I am in an excellent place financially. It is reached the extent the place I haven’t got to contemplate funds as a motive to take a job or not.’
Potter reportedly turned down an strategy from Sweden in November 2023, following the dismissal of former head coach Janne Andersson.
The supervisor — who spent seven fruitful years at Swedish outfit Ostersund between 2011 and 2018 earlier than heading to Swansea — was on the nationwide group’s shortlist of candidates earlier than he dominated himself out of the working, eager to return to membership administration on the time.
Potter has instructed his big sacking payouts will make him an inexpensive candidate for the function
Potter spent seven fruitful years at Swedish outfit Ostersund between 2011 and 2018
Confirming Tomasson’s dismissal on Tuesday, SvFF chairman Simon Astrom mentioned in an announcement: ‘The choice taken by the Swedish Soccer Affiliation relies on the truth that the boys’s nationwide group has not delivered the outcomes we hoped for.
‘There’s nonetheless an opportunity for a playoff in March and our accountability is to make sure that now we have the very best situations to have the ability to attain a World Cup closing.
‘On this regard, we consider that new management is required.’
Whereas the Scandinavian nation should not among the many largest hitters on the continent, they nonetheless boast an enviable array of Premier League stars and a frontline consisting of Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres value near £200m.
Sweden have a solitary level from their first 4 clashes in qualifying and have discovered the online on solely two events whereas leaking a regarding seven on the again.
Within the assertion asserting Tomasson’s dismissal, head of the Swedish federation Kim Kallstrom added: ‘Now we have a gaggle of gamers that we consider in very a lot and wish to create new alternatives for them to ship.
‘Now we have religion that this group could make it to the World Cup if the prospect for the playoffs is there in March. I want to take this chance to thank Jon for this era.
‘Jon has been skilled in his relationship with the gamers, the leaders within the nationwide group workers and with SvFF. It’s all the time unhappy to go our separate methods, however soccer is results-based and now we have reached some extent the place outcomes should not sufficient.’
