‘Do you want me to swear?' – Graham Potter in meltdown as West Ham boss taunted with X-rated ‘the German's right' chants

The Sun

27-04-2025

GRAHAM POTTER fumed 'do you want me to swear?' as he suffered a meltdown after West Ham went seven games without a win.
The normally level-headed Hammers boss was left fuming in his press conference as his side were beaten 3-2 by Brighton at his old stomping ground.
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Potter was taunted with chants from his own fans in support of Niclas Fullkrug, saying 'The German's right we're f***ing s***e' throughout the game.
He was also booed by Brighton fans after he quit the Amex for Stamford Bridge in 2022, while West Ham now sit 17th on 36 points.
Potter said: 'The pain at the moment is pretty hard.
'We're all devastated. We're unable to sustain what we need to do to win games in the Premier League.
When asked about the chants, he said: 'They're entitled to sing whatever they want' before denying that he left out German striker Fullkrug from the starting line up due to his outburst following the Southampton loss.
He added: 'No one wants to hear positives. It doesn't matter. I'm sick of talking about positives.
'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.
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'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.'
Fullkrug launched a blistering attack on his West Ham team-mates after last week's 1-1 draw with relegated Southampton.
The German apologised for being "s***" and accused his team-mates of lacking motivation and ability in a scathing assessment.
Fullkrug, who set up Jarrod Bowen's goal against the Saints, fumed: "It is a mindset problem. Very angry today.
"We don't try to play football anymore. Sorry we were s*** and I'm very angry.
"We don't push up anymore, we just sink and that's not the way we want to play.
"It is not the first time where we score a goal and then the next goal kick we just shoot the ball long."
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