After the accident with Jon Dahl Tomasson, the Englishman has been given the task of saving what can be saved. The World Cup qualifiers are basically over in terms of sport. It will take a miracle for the national team to take second place and reach the playoffs in March that way. With the group victory in the Nations League last autumn, they are most likely still given a chance in the playoffs.
Potter has a number of training sessions and the qualifying matches against Switzerland and Slovenia to sell his ideas and form a strong team.
More time will not be given until the situation is dire in five months.
Missing both?
There is a great risk that the Englishman will begin his first collection without access to Swedish football's most high-profile players right now - strikers Viktor Gyökeres and Alexander Isak.
The duo didn't please anyone when the national team lost to both Switzerland and Kosovo in their home matches in October. But both have performed well for the national team in the past and Potter's list of problems to be solved includes getting the most out of the best of the Premier League stars.
The current situation is disappointing. Isak is suffering yet again with a groin injury and has missed four consecutive games with Liverpool. Gyökeres is suffering from a muscle injury and was withdrawn from Arsenal's league match against Burnley at half-time on Saturday.
"I'm worried because he hasn't had many muscle problems. He felt something and obviously that's never a good sign. Especially for a player who is very, very explosive, so we're digging a little deeper to understand where we are in terms of the injury," Arteta said at a press conference ahead of Arsenal's Champions League clash with Slavia Prague.
Work with what he has
Arteta added:
He was in a really good period, in really good form, he is very important for the team.
With Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski out for a long time and clubmate Lucas Bergvall nursing a concussion, Graham Potter has no choice but to work with what is at his disposal.
The national team gathers in Marbella on Monday and will stay there until Friday. The World Cup qualifier against Switzerland will be played at the Stade de Genève at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, November 15. The qualifiers will conclude at home against Slovenia at the Strawberry Arena four days later.
