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Laurie Martin

What Todd Boehly must give Graham Potter at Chelsea that Thomas Tuchel didn't get

Todd Boehly's decision to sack Thomas Tuchel was a brutal one. Despite claiming the Champions League, Club World Cup and reaching a number of domestic finals, his reign at Stamford Bridge lasted just 19 months.

A problem often highlighted throughout the Roman Abramovich era was managers at Chelsea not getting enough time in the hot seat, and some have pointed to Tuchel's sacking as following that trend, despite the new ownership. Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin hopes that the harsh hire and fire policy will end following the appointment of Graham Potter.

Potter's five-year contract in west London suggests that Boehly very much sees his appointment as a long-term project. However, you have to go all the way back to 1967 to find the last Chelsea boss who lasted more than five years in the job, when Dave Sexton spent seven years in the Stamford Bridge hot seat.

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