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Potter's Zlatan texts, overcoming failure & finding joy in Sweden
Key takeaways
- Graham Potter was appointed Sweden head coach in October 2025
- After the tension-filled 3-2 victory in the play-offs in front of 50,000 fans at Stockholm's Strawberry Arena in March, the 51-year-old revelled in what he described as "the best night of my career".
- It marked a moment of adulation following the disappointment of losing his job at Chelsea after just seven months, and then his role at West Ham after another difficult eight-month spell which ended last September.
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Graham Potter was appointed Sweden head coach in October 2025
Football reporter in London Published14 minutes ago"We are going to the World Cup, baby," manager Graham Potter told his Sweden players after a dramatic 88th-minute winner from Viktor Gyokeres against Poland booked his side's place in the finals.
After the tension-filled 3-2 victory in the play-offs in front of 50,000 fans at Stockholm's Strawberry Arena in March, the 51-year-old revelled in what he described as "the best night of my career".
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