As the pendulum swings and the footballing world makes a snap judgement on Graham Potter's time at Chelsea so far his position is under extreme scrutiny. Despite a raft of injuries, the manager is sat in 10th with the bulk of a squad that won the Champions League less than 18 months ago.
It isn't that simple though. Chelsea's form throughout 2022 was on a downward trajectory and Potter hasn't been able to stem the bleeding. Major surgery is needed and even a summer splurge of cash to support Thomas Tuchel hasn't reversed the rapid decline. Todd Boehly's muddled thinking has only hindered things in the short term but the stance of support for the man in charge hasn't changed.
Potter is seen as the man to take things forward at Stamford Bridge even if the bookies see things differently. After the 4-0 embarrassment in the FA Cup third-round loss to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium Potter has been moved to second favourite for the sacked by SkyBet.
