A week is a long time in football and while Chelsea have a new head coach in the form of Graham Potter, it does not feel too long ago that Thomas Tuchel was lamenting the state of his squad during the club's pre-season tour of the USA.
A comprehensive defeat to Arsenal had left it clear where the Blues were in their preparations, and conditions on tour, the pace of transfers and the quality of performance had left Tuchel clearly frustrated.
"Listen, it's the same players, so why should anything change?" he said, "We will see hopefully development but at the moment, we have the same issues because we have the same players.
