The usual name of the game is not to rush into new managerial appointments with incredibly high expectations for the future. But the usual name is not Graham Potter.
In a survey of hundreds of football.London readers, nearly nearly three-quarters of Blues voters (67.6 per cent) believe the former Brighton boss is the right man for Chelsea - but the parameters of that particular job look to have changed.
Gone are the expectations of constant trophy-lifting and immediate gratification, apparently: 60.8% believe an appropriate expectation for Potter’s first year in charge at Stamford Bridge is a top-four finish, while another 57 per cent state Potter’s role is one of the long-term.
