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Graham Potter has been appointed as swedenThe new manager has been in office less than a month His West Ham dismissal,
After this this post became vacant John Dahl Tomson was fired last TuesdayAfter which Sweden fired a manager for the first time in its history. Cruel start to World Cup qualifying,
Potter took the reins on a short-term basis in a bid to turn around their faltering bid for next year’s tournament final, with Sweden recording only one point from their first four games.
“I am overwhelmed by this workload, but also incredibly motivated,” Potter said. “Sweden has fantastic players who perform well in the best leagues in the world for weeks on end. My job will be to create the conditions so that we as a team perform at the highest level to take Sweden to the World Cup next summer.”
Potter returns to the country where he first made his name as a manager, taking Östersund from the Swedish fourth tier to the top flight before leading them into European competition.
He then returned to his homeland in 2018, spending one season with Swansea before enjoying his most successful spell at Brighton between 2019 and 2022.
After his big move to Chelsea proved unfortunate, Potter spent almost two years out of management before being appointed West Ham manager. However, and even then he failed to inspire Lost five out of first six games In all competitions this season, the 50-year-old has been relieved of his duties.
Potter is now in his first job in international management, taking charge of a embattled Sweden team as World Cup qualification looks almost impossible. Sweden have lost three qualifiers on the bounce, including two shock defeats to Kosovo.
The Englishman’s contract extends to the ongoing qualifying period with matches against Switzerland and Slovenia in November and a possible playoff in March, with the possibility of his contract being automatically extended until next summer’s World Cup if Sweden qualifies.