Graham Potter: I did not move the family back from Sweden just for a job | Stuart James

Swansea’s latest manager forged his career in the Arctic circle but has uprooted for a major challenge in the Championship

Graham Potter probably knew it was a matter of time before Swan Lake got a mention and he was asked if the ballet production that his Östersund players put on in Sweden would be rolled out in one form or another in south Wales now that he is working with an all-new cast.

Putting together a team on the pitch, rather than singing and dancing on stage, is the Swansea manager’s priority right now as he gets to grips with rebuilding a club who have lost 13 players as well their Premier League status, but he gives a fascinating response to the question of whether some of his unconventional methods at Östersund could work here.

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