Graham Potter is barely one week into his Chelsea tenure and after one match already faces the prospect of parting ways with his players. The vast bulk of his squad will be heading around the globe to take part in international duty, the Blues' new head coach looks to research and prepared ahead of a month where Chelsea are set to play in games.
While there were some improved aspects to Chelsea's draw with Red Bull Zagreb in the Champions League, the 90 minutes will have served as informative to Potter, to what he needs to work on to implement his philosophy. The result will have been disappointing, particularly the manner of the goal the west London side conceded, but it will be an important launching pad moving forwards.
While the postponement of Chelsea's Premier League match against Liverpool allows for greater preparation time, it is a shame players will have to part from their new coaches so quickly. As few as five first team members may be left at Cobham to continue to increase their familiarity with the new set-up in Marcus Bettinelli, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Trevoh Chalobah, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
