Graham Potter believes the role of Chelsea head coach is "probably the hardest job in football" due to the dramatic and significant change that has taken place across the club since the Todd Boehly/Clearlake Capital takeover.
Things were very different at Stamford Bridge 12 months ago: Roman Abramovich was owner, Bruce Buck the chairman; director Marina Granovskaia handled the day-to-day running of Chelsea and was supported by technical and performance advisor Petr Cech. Thomas Tuchel was also the head coach – and a successful one at that.
Each of that quintet – for wildly differing reasons – has since departed the club and a number of hires have been made by the new ownership group. Potter is the most high profile; the 47-year-old arrived in September after an impressive stint at the helm of Premier League side Brighton.
