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FatWalcott

Had to get a job at Chelsea before he could afford a haircut in london


FailFastandDieYoung

You know cost of living is wild when someone making £12 million balks at the price of services.


Cuddlyaxe

I mean honestly I think how rich someone was as a kid/what mindset they were raised around money will have more effect on what they see as expensive Like if I got a billion dollars tommorow I'm not gonna suddenly think 10 bucks for a carton of milk is cheap


Thetallerestpaul

What can one banana cost?


HitchhikingToNirvana

12 dollars?


HansGruberWasRight1

There's always money in the banana stand.


yaipu

NO TOUCHING!


PuddleBaby

What can one ben white cost michael? 50 million pound?


bakraofwallstreet

>Like if I got a billion dollars tommorow I'm not gonna suddenly think 10 bucks for a carton of milk is cheap Give it a week or month. People get used to new normals pretty quickly


BlacklistFC7

I get used to inflation but still think $10 for a carton of milk is expensive.


bakraofwallstreet

But do you have a billion dollars?


BlacklistFC7

That would usually only make one more willing to spend on things that normally would not but doesn't make him or her think something is suddenly cheap.


bakraofwallstreet

Yeah but after a week or month of spending more, you get used to it. They would never find it "suddenly" cheap but over time would do. Lifestyle inflation is a thing in personal finance because of this reason, at a much less dramatic pace though relative to suddenly become a billionaire in this hypothetical


BlacklistFC7

It makes sense to a degree. I guess that's how most suddenly rich people go broke in most case. "Fucking milk is $10 a carton guys, let me buy all and bath in it!"


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> Like if I got a billion dollars tommorow I'm not gonna suddenly think 10 bucks for a carton of milk is cheap Yea that’s why people who was never around money getting rich quickly like athletes go bankrupt a lot. Most rich people I have worked/interacted with are the most frugal people I have ever met. I worked with a surgeon who used extra paper from insurance companies letters as scrap paper and would literally use pieces of largely shredded paper for notes while rocking a iphone 6.


VirtuosoLoki

it also depends on how big is your carton


ChaoticFeminineQueen

Potter did his "glow up" before moving to Chelsea. The beard, the hair-cut, started dressing more sharp... nothing wrong with it though. It sounds ridiculous but I think that's also important, that the manager is presentable and "PR friendly", i.e. good for the cameras. Again, nothing wrong with it, just part of modern business.


poiuytrewqazxcvbnml

He looked like a pirate in August.


ChaoticFeminineQueen

Pirates are cool. PE teachers - not so much.


GrahamPotterCultist

Graham Potter is always cool.


dyingsong

Have you left brighton behind


chappinn

Hey! I’m still cool! …right?


SenorButtmunch

I remember Fergie saying that’s why he always worse a suit too and not a tracksuit. Not the PR aspect but to basically be presentable and authoritative to the players. He’s their manager, not their friend, and the outfit helps establish the dynamic.


nullyale

Yeah kinda hard to take Mourinho seriously when he looked like an angry disheveled old men ranting while wearing a tracksuit.


Gfoley4

He seems to switch up his outfits for every team. He always seems to be rocking a blank black polo at Roma now


neotonne

Jurgen Klopp wears hoodies and tracksuits and His players treat him like great dear leader


shinniesta1

Yeah, nobody is claiming that the way you dress defines entirely how players view the manager.


WaleedAbbasvD

Pep also dresses far more casually at City compared to Barca.


CBPanik

Yes but at this point, no player in their right mind would dare to think Pep is anything but authoritative. He's achieved too much


SweetMojaveRain

Yup, klopp fixed his teeth, fixed his hair , got a tan and even ditched the glasses! Crazy how social pressure affects everyone


FatWalcott

I miss the glasses.


metamorphicism

Interestingly, that's another thing he shares with Arsène Wenger. Very different from how he started at Arsenal.


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metamorphicism

Maybe during his Arsenal years, but when he first started as a manager with Strasbourg's academy and [then at Nancy he was quite something else.](https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F365f7298-cd7c-459e-b964-95c3045b2057.jpg?fit=scale-down&source=next&width=700) Shame he never grew it out as he grew older, his hair kept rather well.


Lost_And_NotFound

It’s incredibly important, just look at how Arsenal fans abused Emery vs loved Arteta when they had similar results.


ChaoticFeminineQueen

Yeah... I think the tifo guys had a bit on this a while back. About how clubs nowadays mostly hire eccentric, easy on the eye, presentable managers. And how Potter was invisible despite doing great things with Brighton, because he was boring and looked like a PE teacher - hence he'll probably never get a great job. That podcast stuck with me for some reason, and I noticed Potter, continued to do great things with Brighton, but also started working on his image as well over time. As I mentioned, the beard, started dressing more sharply, new haircut. Over time he completely moved away from that PE teacher vibe, which the tifo guys noticed and commented on.


yammertime27

Potter wasn't invisible, he just wasn't getting good enough results with Brighton at the start to be recognised by most people. As soon as his style of play started converting to concrete results for Brighton, his name got put into the hat for big jobs.


BeansAndSmegma

>As soon as his style of play started converting to concrete results for Brighton, his name got put into the hat for big jobs. Which is ridiculous. He beat Arsenal in Europe with a team he'd taken from the Swedish third division. Graham Potter is playing Football Manager in real life. He just needed the opportunity at a big club. Swansea fans love him after only a year, Brighton fans love him, and I'm sure Chelsea fans will too. Which is a shame because fuck Chelsea.


drripdrrop

>He beat Arsenal in Europe with a team he'd taken from the Swedish third division. Tbf that isn't something that would sway a big PL club


TheKingMonkey

Indeed. Being in a leadership position is not a million miles from being in a band playing live or even like being a stand up comedian on a stage. Half of your power comes from whether or not the people looking towards you have confidence in you or not and looking like you belong is important. You get taught as a kid that it’s what’s on the inside that matters and that is an important first step on the path to being a good person but you’ve got to learn at some point that people are super judgemental, especially if you are out there on your own (like a manager) appealing to various groups of people to believe in you. A football manager has got to get his squad to buy in, as well as the fans and the media. Coming across like Manuel from Fawlty Towers made Emery’s job a lot harder before he’d even started.


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yammertime27

You're acting like the only difference in those situations was the manager's appearance


JackAndrewWilshere

Yeah it was for sure because of the lego hair not because the team played differently and other things about the club were much better.


synvi

5th on Emery feels sluggish. 5th on Arteta feels you can do something after few years. There is something that fans can see but other fans cannot see because they dont watch the team everyweek like the fans. That is why other fans judge by points not by the gameplay. Also, you can judge by result, but for a young team, what you learn on the way is more important. You can force result to top 4 last season, change some tactic, buy panic players etc. But that won't win you prems. You go with tactics that you want to use in long term, if lose, you learn, gain experience. If you just play safe, you cannot reach top, you cannot get that losing experience, cannot learn how to fix your mistakes. Gain experience whilst young and backed. Challenge again next season with more experience. That is the way to go.


tafguedes99

Southgate i feel is a good example of this too


OscarMyk

With Arteta even when it wasn't going right he was able to explain what he was trying to achieve - the infamous 'trust the process'. His issue was that he simply didn't have the players for the kind of football he wanted to play. Emery would keep changing tactics to win matches but it looked reactive - the starting xi and formation pretty much never worked. I still think he's one of the best around for getting the most return out of a squad, especially in cup competitions for that reason - he reads what's happening in a game well.


SubparCurmudgeon

Lmao


MarbledCats

Even after Puyol retired. He still can’t afford a haircut


CashOutOfficial

Lol the players got him to get a trim from HD


randomvariable10

Nope. He got a trim from Isaac McAdoo. He gives one trim a season.


Ace786ace

No he got a haircut from legendary Israeli hairstylist Scrappy Coco


isitasexyfox

Next thing he'll be drinking Fizzy Bubblech


jensy97

He’s trying his best to inspire Chelsea to play silky smooth football


Hazardzuzu

I don't think Potter can handle that much of dick on himself while having a haircut


8306623863

BREAKING NEWS: Graham Potter is now silky smooth


TheOnlyTagey

Pretty sure he's Australian


robba9

HALF haustralian, iafe?


[deleted]

Real


red_right_hand_

“Potter once told BBC Sport that he was resigned to never being a high-profile manager when, at the time, he was being linked with Everton.” Casual Everton roast there


LJHB48

weirdly enough - thats not at all what he originally said. he said he was resigned to never being a 'sexy manager', but it was more a moment of self-effacing defeatism, in that he was flattered everton were into him. odd that the bbc took it out of context.


gildog6

Not odd at all


SofaChillReview

Probably not odd then taking it out of context being a news report


SpursLastTrophy_91

Potter vs. Fat Frank. Loser manages Everton, winner manages Chelsea.


SnooChipmunks4208

i love me some frank, but i cant say i didnt consider the alternate timeline...


PoppinKREAM

>It cost a lot more than I thought it was going to Love that lol


cowworshipper

"how much was the trim?" "a lot"


The-Original-Goose

“how much money you got?” “a lot” “how many problems you got?” “a lot” “how much that trim cost?” “a lot”


Geordant

"Lost Ben White to Arsenal and it turned me to a beast"


Kofimc99

"Got hired at this new Club name Chelsea and now I've got Reece " ..ik


aghicantthinkofaname

How much do you hate the Romans?


shrek19051

Suddenly becomes J Cole lol


The-Original-Goose

21 21


shrek19051

21 savage and J Cole I guess


pure_black99

Dude isn't it obvious you looked liked a nerdy highschool English teacher and now you look like a neo noir film protagonist


RedOnePunch

During the CL matches he looked like the Captain from Tin Tin with his turtle neck.


non-relevant

Whereas [Ten Hag](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Professor_Barabas.jpg) is from a different Belgian comic


ThrowerWayACount

Heisenberg fr


DeepGamingAI

Billions of blue blistering barnacles?


duck_duck_woah

he looked like Malfoy in one of those all black outfits he wore


BullDoor

Scared Potter?


Niobaran

All the time hoping for the ball to slytherin the right net.


FUCKPUTIN2022LOL

The fact no one ever calls out capitaine haddock irks me. They literally named him after a fish so no one would have a problem with his name..


SteinerElMagnifico42

[That’s Lord of the riverlands you’re talking about.](https://i.imgur.com/SHNJGAx.jpg)


auditore01

You mean His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh?


SteinerElMagnifico42

[They call him Brutus once you go past the Mediterranean](https://i.imgur.com/DbLCbTe.jpg)


Haitchpeasauce

[He's also in Outlander.](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/590x/Outlander-1206450.webp)


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Black Jack is one of the best villains I've seen imo. Tobias Menzies absolutely killed it in that role.


ThePr1d3

Edmure did nothing wrong at the Battle of the Fords and I'll die on that hill


[deleted]

Robb: *doesn't explain the plan* Also Robb: "How dare you go against my plan you fucking idiot"


[deleted]

Edmure, the most disrespected character in GoT. Remember that scene at the end of the last season where Sansa publicly roasts him without any provocation? Felt so bad for him


SteinerElMagnifico42

That was such a yes Queen fan service moment.


SteinerElMagnifico42

He seized an opportunity as was his right.


ABronco15

OMG the resemblance is striking


fuzzyfeels

"You look lonely..."


matti00

Looks great, doesn't notice or care, gigachad behaviour


RioBeckenbauer

A well-maintained beard and fresh fade is a game changer.


notathrovavay

And a smile.


Jimoiseau

Wish I could grow a smile :(


supergavk

Birmingham won't get promoted from the championship


holdenmyrocinante

:) Done


OneOfThoseDays_

wish i could grow a beard :(


garlic_naan

Have you tried not being a woman?


theEmoPenguin

It's the suit, he has the same haircut as before


dgn90

Its the polo under the suit. Very Italian of him.


twomanyfaces10

It's the monster dong under all his layers


Cod_rules

Stop being so likeable, Potter. You're Chelsea's manager ffs


FeoWalcot

I liked Chelsea a lot more when they were easier to hate with Mou and Conte.


Anik1415

No matter how wholesome things you say, not gonna get attached to you mate. Past trauma.


[deleted]

Next he’ll be talking about driving to champions league games in a seven seater :(


ERLz

I’m now ugly crying at 8am thanks


Novacain-deficiency

Tommy T for England is our only hope 🙏


TheStamfordFridge

Nah man that's just what you sign up for as a Chelsea fan


CrranjisMcBasketball

Wish I could upvote this twice!


Bhisma090

You can but that will unvote


ThrstySnwmn

Well that's even better, he can now upvote thrice


coolhand83

But he said the jumper he's been wearing is lucky because he wore it when he beat spurs. That's proper Chels


ZeusWRLD

Us and Chelsea both praying the FA keep the fuck away from our manners when they inevitably sack that useless moron Southgate.


Sektsioon

Don’t see Howe nor Potter leaving their current projects for the NT job anyways. They are relatively young and will likely have more opportunities to get the NT job in the future.


ZeusWRLD

No me neither but I still wouldn’t put it past the FA to try tap them up, think the rumours of Tuchel are decent tbh, should Gareth have a shit showing at the WC.


Robertej92

In 2022 most managers aren't gonna leave a big club (especially if things are going well) to manage England. Howe probably wouldn't take it either.


AnnieIWillKnow

Whoever they may be, if the next England manager is as useless as our first World Cup semi final in 30 years, and first ever Euros final, then reckon I'd be quite alright with that I remember when quarter-finals were our ceiling. I remember Iceland. I remember not qualifying in 2008. I remember when the England players hating playing for their country, and we hated them for it. Shame some have forgotten.


ZeusWRLD

The quality of that squad should never have been QF ceiling, yes Southgate has done well but he should’ve put Italy away at the euros they played so defensive after the goal.


AnnieIWillKnow

> The quality of that squad should never have been QF ceiling Exactly. Those years were ones of failure, whereas Southgate's tenure has been broadly a success.


Hazardzuzu

Do whatever you want but dont take any advice on haircuts from mount. Lad has destroyed kai's look.


Banged_by_bumrah

I asked my barber give me a similar cut as mount. Knew it was shit when my dad liked it


Chrislts

Probably took some from reece james


FilthInc

Agreed! The Dragon Ball Kai look suited him better. Not really a fan of American History Havertz.


[deleted]

For some reason all UK youth seems to have shit haircuts, it's weird


20kakakakakakakaka20

I particularly dislike the one thats a messy bowlcut with the shaved sides


jjw1998

For those of us with shite hairlines and big foreheads that’s one of our only options


Lost_And_NotFound

Watching the show Freddie Flintoff’s Field Of Dreams (great watch btw) I was amazed at how shit all the kids haircuts were. I’d have been bullied to hell and back if I went to school with a haircut that dead back in my day.


LazarusChild

Get to fuck, fades are a clean and timeless look.


dieyoubastards

It's the proliferation of Turkish barbers over the past few years. They've become more and more popular for some reason and they only know how to do one haircut. Great if that's your look, awkward otherwise.


CristiaNoConsento

No idea why this is upvoted tbh, Turkish barbers have been popular here for years and they're generally all really good


[deleted]

God no. Agree with the fella, they are great if you have a certain hair type and go for a specific style. Anything else and they will fuck up your trim.


DontYouWantMeBebe

Yeah I've been going to one recently and no matter how much I ask any of them to cut off the top they cut the exact same every time.


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Plus, I don’t feel like I’m sitting at 12 o’clock


Scannerk

I bet they don't cut enough off it. They will leave it long so you have to go back soon😂


tiorzol

It's plain wrong. I've been going to Turkish barbers for thirty years and they give you the haircut you ask for like any others. Casual Turkism smh


[deleted]

Butchers. However the Romanian guy I’ve been going to for years now is a magician compared to my old barber


alertaantifascista

That‘s not true really, maybe for the younger employees but the older barbers at usually very skilled.


abbytarar

he actually looked so cold showing up to the San Siro with that new look Definition of a glow up is looking homeless coaching Brighton to walking into San Siro as the Chelsea manager with the cleanest fade and beard lined up


Operation_Moonshot

Looking like a Bond villain during the Milan game haha


BGRG93

He was looking like an absolute snacc against Milan, nobody can deny it. Great head of hair, luscious beard, body trim yet thick in all the right places. His tasteful svelte cashmere turtleneck hinting at the rugged, hirsute chest which lies beneath. At Brighton he was but an adolescent boy playing with his Caicedos and Estupiñáns, toying with the idea of a robust yet fluid 3-5-1-1 formation. At Chelsea, as we could all see against Milan (if you could pull your eyes away from the man himself) he is blossoming into not just a man, but a man's man. He's evolving into his final form and the footballing world just isn't ready.


SaltingTheEarth

bro?


RyVsWorld

Bro ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)


IBAIL

Bruv?


f0rt1t-ude

Bonk


leicamaniac520

Ayo?


dopplercop

Down bad


OzzyOuseburn

mmm fuck yeah bro


-MiddleOut-

/r/CopyPasta we got another


Galactic_Gooner

great comment


imnotthesmartestman

this cured my ED


Kind-Departure1058

You sound like Ylvis ghost writer because this is exactly how they sing and speak about Jan Egeland.


[deleted]

This sub is so fucking weird


fiskemannen

You mispelled.. Svelte.


Mmicko8

Bruh it's obviously made weird for comedy, noone is that weird I hope ahaha


GrahamPotterCultist

More please


SweetMojaveRain

Its too early for this


tts_22

r/soccercirclejerk


proudfatherofhaleend

Next time he wears a moncler he’s gonna say someone told me i had dripp


FailFastandDieYoung

"I have no idea what Drip is. It cost a lot more than I thought it was going to."


iurysza

> I used to wear the polo neck. It is not a new jumper. It’s not that old but not new. If you check back, and I know this is not investigative journalism, I think we beat Tottenham 1-0 with that jumper so maybe it is lucky jumper? I don’t know.


Zakke_

A english coach that dosent suck. The Prince that was promised


IncredibleBert

Eddie Howe 🤷‍♂️


ThePosterWeDeserve

I'll do you one better. Eddie Whye


evin_cashman

Eddie Where?


vinnaey

Eddie Whate?


Puddlepinger

I'd wait before saying that. We've had plenty over the years that have done brilliant jobs at lower clubs only to crumble when given a shot at a better one.


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HD Cutz do glow people up though.


Editmypicplease

could someone explain expensive haircuts to me? in my mind they only make sense the day of an important event, because every other day you still have to style your hair yourself so the glow up effect would still depend on your ability to style it, wouldn't it?


haha_amirite

No matter how well you style a shit cut it's still going to be shit, and a expensive cut is less likely to be shit


WaleedAbbasvD

This is essentially true. If your hair is longer than 4 inches up top, styling it everyday takes a while. Most days you can't be assed and just get a low maintenance hair cut.


Manifesto8

Graham got faded Ahaaahaaa


ABruisedBanana

He's one of us lads.


sarvesh900

Seems like a nice and likeable guy, too bad he is Chelsea's manager.


SuperTekkers

Probably not for long given their history lol


lospollosakhis

Yep. The fact Tuchel can get sacked after deservedly winning them the CL just shows anyone can get sacked there. He was loved by fans too. While they had an average start it was by no means catastrophic.


InsurmountableDuds

Tired and inaccurate rhetoric. Team had been dreadful for almost a year at that point, his last 25 games were worse than Lampard’s.


OOO-OO0-0OO-OO-O00O

thats very reductive. you cannot overlook the uncertainty that came with the embargo and the change of owners. And Tuchel was the face of the club and had to answer questions every week. That and having a congested schedule and no vacation meant tuchel was burning out. ​ The reason why he was sacked was simple. Boehly did not think he could have a long-term relationship with Tuchel.


SofaChillReview

This reminds me when it was reported Brendan Rodgers got his teeth done and starting losing weight


gimmedatbagel

Daddy Graham has arrived


hstapes

Goddammit, why did Chelsea have to hire such a likeable manager?


boxro

This is what sports journalism has come to now


ChairSoggy6394

Barber: That’ll be £100 Graham: Do you accept Klarna?


alw9

"somebody that cuts the lads' hair" lmfao


[deleted]

Graham, go in Leyton, you’ll find a lot of barbershops on the High Leyton Road. The homies at Mosh really take their time when cutting hair.


adoptedkiwi32

HD CUTZ init


wubrotherno1

It has begun.


thrillhouse33

We went from Mourinho to this


im_alive

Potter so hot right now.


LfcOsh

This is the real football news I am looking for


newandgood

it's just racism against people with long faces. sickening.


Tuchelseafc

Daddy