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Bobby Vincent

Chelsea's hunt for new manager got even bigger in Real Madrid defeat as Todd Boehly flaw exposed

When a club has four different head coaches in a season, supporters can be forgiven for struggling to form an understanding of the team's identity.

Under Graham Potter, who was the Chelsea head coach for the majority of this season, the 47 year-old was trying to implement his playing style on his squad but struggled to that as well as pick up positive results. It's something that ultimately led to the termination of his contract earlier in the month.

Potter was trying to play with a possession-based style while on the ball and was eager for his team to perform a fierce press to try and retrieve possession back from the opposition. However, when Todd Boehly and the club's ownership group decided to part company with Potter on April 2, all of that work was pretty much undone.

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