"The beauty of football and life is that you never know what is around the corner – and things can happen very quickly," Graham Potter said at his unveiling as Chelsea head coach. "I can't lie, it's been a whirlwind in terms of leaving Brighton, getting to know people, and learning about the players. But so far, it's been really, really positive."
It feels a lifetime ago that Potter was appointed Thomas Tuchel's successor at Stamford Bridge. The reality is he has only been in charge of Chelsea for two weeks and has only overseen one game: the 1-1 draw against Red Bull Salzburg in the Champions League group stage.
Circumstance has played its part in that. Potter's first match at the helm was set to the trip to face Fulham at Craven Cottage, but that round of Premier League fixtures was cancelled after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Liverpool were scheduled to visit the following weekend, only for the contest to be postponed due a lack of available police due to the monarch's funeral.
