Graham Potter is used to not having 'normal' at Chelsea so far, but things will slowly get closer to that line in the coming days and weeks. As the World Cup group stage comes to its conclusion, players will be leaving their international bubbles once more and heading back to club action.
How managers, including Potter, chose to deal with this situation and the emotions at play with disappointed stars will be important, but just having a growing group back together poses as a boost for the upcoming weeks. Chelsea are in action in the league again on December 27 but then face another quickfire run of games into the new year.
As Potter sets about working with those he currently has at Cobham, with first team players Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Trevoh Chalobah and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang amongst those that have been afforded a midseason break, their teammates will be back soon.
