Dysfunctional place’ Ex-Chelsea manager takes swipe at unnamed former club in social media post
Ex-Chelsea and West Ham manager Graham Potter has branded an unnamed former club of his “dysfunctional” in the comments of an Instagram post.
The current head coach of the Sweden national team is rebuilding his managerial career after disappointing spells at both Chelsea and West Ham United.
Potter posted an image of himself doing pilates to Instagram yesterday, and dug out one of his former clubs in reply to a fan.
Graham Potter digs out ‘dysfunctional’ club in Instagram post
The Englishman made a name for himself as boss at Brighton, where he lasted three years in the job and led the Seagulls to their highest-ever top-flight finish in 2022.
He made the move to Chelsea, where, after losing 11 games in his 31 at the helm, he was sacked inside eight months.
After almost two years away from management, Potter returned to the Premier League to coach West Ham.
In London once more, he lasted even less time, managing the Hammers from January to September of 2025.
The Englishman’s side finished 14th in the 2024/25 Premier League standings, but was sacked after leading the club to a 19th-placed position after the next term’s first five games.
Now manager of the Sweden national team, Potter led his side out of the groups in North America this summer, before exiting in a 3-0 defeat to previous tournament edition finalists France.
The 51-year-old posted an image of him in a pilates pose to Instagram on Thursday afternoon, which prompted one fan to jokingly respond: “Hopefully you are better at Pilates then you were a football manager.”
Potter replied: “I’ll try not to do Pilates in a dysfunctional place and I will be ok,” with a flexed bicep emoji.
It is unclear which club the Englishman was referring to, however, the Hammers were relegated in the same season that Potter left them, while the Blues finished just 13 points clear of the drop zone in 10th last term.
Since Potter joined, Chelsea have now resorted to their eighth manager in three years, with Xabi Alonso at the helm.
Another fan commented in response: “Didn’t mind the money though, did you?” to which Potter replied “absolutely not.”
And when a West Ham fan wrote: “You got us relegated, you mug,” the Englishman replied with two laughing emojis.
