For Graham Potter, the task is clear and the goal is big. He's only two months into the job at Stamford Bridge but that hasn't stopped him getting a picture of how best to move forward at his new club.
When asked how Chelsea should go about closing the gap on Manchester City, he was in his pomp. "I would say it's lots of things in terms of aligning resources in a better way. How you recruit, how you develop the football idea, we need time in that regard with the changes that we've been through. So probably a little bit of stability, a little bit of clever recruitment to add and help the group we have, and then continuing to work on the football idea. Those I would say are the two main areas."
Easier said than done, but for Potter to openly make a criticism, in effect, of wastefulness at the club is quite something. Albeit most of this came under employers that are no longer present, but the principle is still there. Potter is about development and progress on a consistent basis rather than making huge jumps forward at the risk of longer-term instability.
