Former Southampton man Graham Potter is often ridiculed for his Premier League shortcomings, but now, he has wrapped up a job all Premier League coaches will envy.
London clubs have a hefty Premier League representation at the moment, and Southampton fans will advocate that they aren't there for filling up numbers. It's a simple fact that form translates to reputation, and likewise taking the coaching cushion at any of those top-flight Londoners calls for a hats-off moment.
Cracking two such elite jobs is a sign of a respected manager. Forget that, the whole pattern of celebrating managers ends when former Southampton graduate Graham Potter's name comes up.
His Chelsea spell is often ridiculed within English football circles and the West Ham one just had a different sacking month, nothing else. Keeping up with those fails, it feels relieving to know that Potter only played in front of Saints fans, not coached.
Otherwise, the top-flight have had another St. Mary's boss standing beside fellow lowest point per game achievers. In these torrid times, an out of favour gaffer often sits out half, if not a whole campaign before jumping on job vacancies.
Former Saint Potter set to lead two elite Premier League attackers
Well, Potter is a curve above the rest and instead he has pounced upon a gig that will send jealousy among outstanding Premier League tacticians.
In the words of Fabrizio Romano: "Swedish Federation closing in on appointing Graham Potter as new head coach."
The catch is Sweden's impressive front line with strikers like Viktor Gyökeres and Alexander Isak in the ranks, not to ignore they are two marquee Premier League names.
One of them can walkaway with league glory in seven months, and if both got reunited at one club, then that team can very well be the team to beat for a decade. But before any of Arne Slot or Mikel Arteta realizes that dream, Potter will have those two goal-machines at his disposal.