A wild Chelsea fan theory emerged over the weekend after Germany manager Hansi Flick was spotted at Stamford Bridge for the Blues' Premier League game against Fulham on Friday. Rumours surrounding the significance of his appearance then started to develop after Graham Potter saw his side fail to beat the Cottagers in a west London derby three weeks after losing to them at Craven Cottage.
Despite a superb unbeaten start, Potter's status as Chelsea boss has been under scrutiny for practically his whole tenure, with fans particularly upset at the dismissal of Thomas Tuchel just 15 months after he had won the Champions League.
The 4-1 defeat to his former employers Brighton kicked off talk of a premature exit with six defeats from 13 games following that result. Performances have improved in recent weeks with the Blues able to keep three clean sheets from the last three league games, taking home five points out of a possible nine.
