Overview
- Potter replaces Jon Dahl Tomasson, who was dismissed on October 14 after three straight qualifying defeats that left Sweden bottom of Group B with one point from four matches.
- The 50-year-old returns to familiar ground after seven years at Östersund and recent Premier League spells at Swansea, Brighton, Chelsea and West Ham, where he was sacked in September.
- His immediate brief is results-first, with fixtures away to Switzerland on November 15 and at home to Slovenia on November 18 following a run of games in which Sweden failed to score.
- Potter has begun assembling a hybrid staff, adding Tottenham set-piece coach Andreas Georgson, who will combine roles, plus goalkeeper coach Linus Kandolin and Brighton U18s boss Bjorn Hamberg.
- With automatic qualification unlikely, Sweden are set to rely on the Nations League pathway that could place them in March’s UEFA playoffs.