West Ham boss Graham Potter made 'robot' quip before and it didn't end well for Chelsea

West Ham manager Graham Potter almost lost his rag in a post match press conference following defeat to Brighton on Saturday afternoon.

The Hammers were beaten 3-2 at the AMEX Stadium, once again conceding an injury time goal. That result left West Ham 17th in the league and, while Premier League safety is confirmed, Potter has struggled to find an uplift since taking over from Julen Lopetegui.

Speaking to the media after the match, Potter struggled to keep his cool in a rare moment of anger. He said: “No one wants to hear positives. It doesn't matter. I’m sick of talking about positives.

Graham Potter: “I’m not a robot”

“We have to stick together, because it's a tough last four weeks. We have to be together. Honestly, I don't feel like I want to speak about anything positive, because I'm in too much pain to talk about positives, and no one wants to hear positives. But there were some of course, there were I'm not stupid, but we've lost and two goals have gone in from 35 meters. Congratulations to Brighton.

“I'm going to be frustrated. I'm not a robot. I'm a human being as well. I stand there myself, give everything to this, what I'm doing of course, I'm gonna be upset. I have to come here and speak calmly to you guys, but that's not how I'm feeling inside. If you want me to swear, I can swear.

“I can assure you, there are not many human beings that will be feeling more pain than me at the moment about a football match. I understand the supporters’ frustration. I understand that, absolutely. And yes, it’s tough for us all.”

West Ham boss made robot quip at Chelsea

It was a head-turning set of quotes from Potter but the comparison to a robot is not the first time the manager has done that. The 49-year-old said almost the exact same thing while in charge of Chelsea.

Following a 1-0 defeat to Manchester City at Stamford Bridge and just one win in the last six league outings, Potter faced questions about how he still appeared so calm in his role. He replied: “I hide it well.

“You see me here, and this isn't actually me all the time. So, of course there are times where you get cross and you get angry, it's not like I'm just some robot just talking to this tin can. Of course there's stuff that happens.”

That press conference came ahead of an FA Cup Third Round meeting with Manchester City. Potter may have hoped that his words would ignite something in his Chelsea side, just as he may hope from West Ham this week, but that was not the case.

If anything, it appeared as if the acknowledgement of pressures may have made things worse for Chelsea. In that FA Cup match, the Blues were hammered 4-0 by Manchester City, with the hosts going in 3-0 up by half time.

Chelsea also gave away two penalties in that game with the BBC claiming that Pep Guardiola’s side pulled off a ‘routine victory’ and ‘strolled’ to a win on a ‘chastening day for Chelsea’. Potter will be hoping a similar result post robot-rant is avoided when Tottenham Hotspur visit the London Stadium on Sunday.

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