Graham Potter will likely not get a longer spell to work on his Chelsea team than he does this week. The manager has already had four full days since his arrival with work also being done on September 8 and today (September 13).
With fixture congestion and international breaks coming up, his effective full week of work will be key to implementing early ideas onto his playing squad, laying the foundation for the rest of the season, one which could yet have more than 55 games left in it domestically, let alone players with World Cup ambitions too.
For Potter, his first 11 days will include just one match, with extra days after September 18 afforded before travel commences for the first international break of the season. His wait for the first league match, 28 days, will be longer than Thomas Tuchel had over pre-season to work on his squad.
