EPL: Chelsea great Terry urges Graham Potter to prove his worth

Chelsea great, John Terry, has told manager Graham Potter first impressions matter.

Potter drew his first game in charge in the Champions League against Red Bull Salzburg but secured a late win at Crystal Palace on his first Premier League outing with the Blues on Saturday.

Terry said on beIN Sports: “I think you get them onside by, day one, everyone is going to be watching. That first meeting, the first training session: how does he conduct himself? How does he hold himself? Can he handle this big dressing room?

“And if he’s come in and put his marker down from day one, players go, ‘Ooh hello’. Pretty much like we did when Mourinho came in. No one had really heard of him and then he comes in and goes ‘I’m in charge’. If [Potter] has done a similar thing, both on the pitch and off the pitch, the players will respect that.”

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The former England defender also claimed: “I honestly don’t think it is [beyond him]. I think what he [Potter] did at Brighton was incredible and their position in the league speaks for itself. When you speak to anyone within the training ground or around the place, what he’s done on the field has spoken for itself – the way he plays, the formation.

“But also the way he is with the players, and I think in this day and age, if you’re a young manager, you need to understand the players. And I think these young managers like him understand the players better than anybody and can relate to them.”