Chelsea: Graham Potter and Thomas Frank interview EACH OTHER before 0-0 draw with Brentford
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Graham Potter and Thomas Frank interview each other for Brentford and Chelsea’s 0-0 draw with the pair appearing on Amazon’s pre-match show… as the Bees boss asks his counterpart ‘why is he changing formation so much’
- Brentford and Chelsea created a 0-0 stalemate in their Wednesday night game
- Thomas Frank and Graham Potter interviewed each other before the match
- In the unusual encounter, Frank Potter asked why does he change formation so often?
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Chelsea boss Graham Potter and Brentford manager Thomas Frank took the unusual step of interviewing each other before their teams tied 0-0 on Wednesday night.
The Blues have continued their undefeated streak since new boss Potter took over from Thomas Tuchel, even though they dropped two points at the Gtech Community Stadium – and arguably the most entertaining moment game before kick-off.
Potter and Frank appeared on Amazon Prime Sport’s pre-match show, along with host Simon Thomas and pundit Gianfranco Zola to watch a preview of their game.
Brentford boss Thomas Frank and Chelsea coach Graham Potter bizarrely interviewed each other before their sides tied 0-0 on Wednesday
The group laughed when Frank cheekily asked why Potter changes formation so often
Thomas started by saying: ‘It’s not often that both managers join us for a big game before kick-off. But now that we have you – Thomas I don’t know if this is fair or not but if you could ask this man [Potter] a question, what would it be?’
Frank laughed as he admitted he was put on the spot, before praising his counterpart – then cheekily asking why he always switches formation.
“At first I would praise Graham a lot. It’s been a fantastic journey he’s been on and I’m so glad a coach who’s come the long way gets a chance at a top six club and I think Graham has shown his qualities tremendously and I’m sure he’ll have a great performance will deliver. job at Chelsea.
If I could ask him one question – why do you change formation so often?’
The group all laughed before Potter replied, “Good question!”
He then explained: “Well, changing the formation – we don’t see it as the end goal, it’s about how the team plays. The team needs to look consistent regardless of formation.
Chelsea and Brentford could only produce a 0-0 deadlock during their clash on Wednesday
‘Then it’s about the personnel, how you want to attack, defend – that’s what we look at. Hopefully there are things that look the same even though the shape changes.
Potter was then asked to ask his own question – with ex-Brighton boss Frank asking the biggest difference between the Championship and the Premier League.
Bees’ boss replied that the main thing he noticed was the pace of the game and that teams are much more clinical in the top flight.
The Brentford draw ended Potter’s winning run since he took charge, but kept his side undefeated under his management as they remained in fourth place.
It was actually the hosts who had the best chances of winning – with Bryan Mbeumo guilty of missing a big chance with a scoreless header, which was saved by Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.