Graham Potter showed his ruthless side by making two half time changes during Chelsea's win at Aston Villa on Sunday. The Blues were ahead by a goal thanks to Mason Mount pouncing on Tyrone Mings' mistake, but they had to rely on some heroics from Kepa Arrizabalaga to get them out of trouble in the first half.
The scoreline was good for Chelsea, but the performance wasn't, and Potter wasn't going to let the 1-0 advantage gloss over what had arguably been the worst half of football during his short reign so far. Kai Havertz was taken off at the interval, as was Marc Cucurella, who started the game on the left of a back three.
Despite being a favourite under Potter at Brighton and being re-united with him at Stamford Bridge, the 47-year-old replaced the Spaniard with Cesar Azpilicueta. "Marc Cucurella was the left centre-back which can work but it didn’t work so much today," Potter said after the match.
