Chelsea's appointment of Graham Potter was both the expected choice and also the most unexpected. It's a move that goes against most of what Chelsea have become known for over the past 19 years but also shows where the new ownership group, fronted by Todd Boehly, want to go.
It is too easy to say that this is the same old Chelsea and that nothing is changed, and whilst on the face of it that seems right, nothing could be more wrong. Just by signing the five-year deal, Potter's first, and somewhat risky, deal at Stamford Bridge would keep him beyond the date of Thomas Tuchel's own extended contract.
Despite coming in with more acumen, experience and top-flight success, the German only received an 18-month contract. As it worked out, he would only stay on for 19 months.
