Thomas Tuchel started with a disappointing draw and was crowned European champion four months later. Graham Potter fancies a Chelsea repeat.
“I won’t give too much away to keep people guessing,” said Graham Potter when asked to explain the shape he envisioned Chelsea taking in his first game as manager against Salzburg.
But this is the nature of a managerial appointment, particularly in mid-season. The first few games are spent scrambling around for clues, those morsels of insight which tease an overarching vision. It reflected far less kindly on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Kai Havertz, however. Neither were comfortable in their roles or this system and with Chelsea hardly short on attacking options, their opportunities to impress will be limited.
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