Currently without a job, Graham Potter has been linked with the Sweden national team job, as Janne Andersson is set to step down from his post after his failure to qualify for next year’s Euros.
He will be in charge for the next two games before moving on, at which point there will be a need for a new man in charge, with Watford’s Ken Sema really hoping for it to be the former Chelsea boss.
In fact, the winger has revealed to the local media, relayed by Aftonbladet, that he is trying to get in touch with Potter about it, after the two worked together at Östersund.
Speaking to the local media, he explained he had reached out to his former manager, but has yet to receive a response.
He said: “I try to do it, but he is difficult. He no longer answers when I call. I don’t know why or if it is a good sign or a bad sign. It would be incredibly fun if that were to happen. He is an incredible manager and an incredible person who I think could give a lot to Swedish football. Then, I don’t know if he is as hungry as I am or maybe we all are.”
This is why Sema believes he is the right man for the job after witnessing what he can do first hand on the training pitch.
He added: “I think it would do a lot (for the national team). Then again, I don’t know how he is as a national team manager. I have only seen him at club level and worked with him on a daily basis. I think it’s a special job to have, but I’m absolutely convinced he could do great things.”
The 30-year-old Watford player has been in and out of the first-team this season at Vicarage road, making 10 appearances in the Championship to date, picking up one goal and three assists along the way.
