How Chelsea have changed under Graham Potter

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Chelsea are unbeaten under Graham Potter and look like a rejuvenated side following back to back wins against AC Milan in the Champions League.
Joining from Brighton in September, Potter has already started to introduce his footballing philosophy to Stamford Bridge - firing the London club back into to the Top 4 in the Premier League.
Jon Mackenzie discusses exactly what the new head coach has done right since joining, and what particular areas he has improved on from Thomas Tuchel's tenure.
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[@firephoen1x]

Considering that Potter beat Arsenal with Ostersunds (who he got promoted from 3rd division in Sweden), and the job he did at Swansea and Brighton , with sufficient backing from the board i am 100% sure that he will succeed at Chelsea. He is a great tactician and utilises the squad he has fully. I am so glad he finally got his big break because he has the strangest career path i've ever seen, it just shows that if you work hard the sky is the limit

[@MispeledStalion]

After seeing this post, I checked on Ostersunds to see how they're doing post- Potter... They're about to get relegated down to the 3rd division again 😑 speaks a bit further to Potters credentials and abilities

[@jerkerflodstam3228]

@@MispeledStalion their chairman was sent to prison, they received a transfer ban and more or less all the players left as well… I think Potter isnt the only factor for Östersunds degradation

[@kieronparr3403]

Yeah watch HITC SEVENS video on it.

[@vincesalamander5980]

From what I heard, what makes Potter special is the mental aspect With Osterdunds, he was remarcable because he had many foreign players from low leagues, and he managed to create a great team. He studied psychology in sport at university

[@Alex3713]

@@kieronparr3403 o I'm lil

[@bennyzinyake4774]

The fan base has a short memory, please kindly remember that Chelsea was on the decline from Christmas 2021 onwards. Tuchel somehow lost it, for the 1st sign was the defeat to Arsenal during pre-season, not necessarily the performance of the team, but how he responded to the loss after that. From then on, his body language and especially criticism of his players became worrisome. The biggest difference I think is Potters' man management, the guy is brilliant.

[@dapper3668]

True. I love Tuchel but I’m sad he got sacked so soon after bring us some major trophies. Wish him the best tho

[@ashshah431]

You have forgotten that we had key players injured or forced to isolate from covid. THAT messed up our season. Tuchel has a share of the blame yes, but not to the extent that you have implied.

[@chidiebereegbo9675]

@@ashshah431 guardiola had injury problems from the middle of the season till end of the season that made him play the likes of stones and fernadinho at the right back and he still won the league.. I respect tuchel but his game became boring day by day From 13 points ahead of man city last season to almost 26 point behind man city

[@hegeliandianetik2009]

As an Arsenal fan that pre season game was shocking to me in terms of how he interracted with his players, Malang Sarr went to ask for instructions and Tuchel gestured for him to shut up and mimed that he was talking too much, such a petulant character lol

[@MISSINGSITTERS]

Cut him some slack. He was dealing with his divorce. It's not easy to stay calm and composed when something bad like that happens

[@MaxPower162]

Never forget this is how we started under Tuchel. As a Chelsea fan, it's clear that the long term mentality of some of our 'leader' players is non existent. Boehly's less trigger-happy policy will hopefully shut down this 18-month manager merry-go-round that we've been cursed with for years. Positive bounce - good results - same problem players dropped - downturn of results - dressing room lost - rinse & repeat Hope Potter is given time as I believe he has the potential to be a special manager

[@bigcashgamingpsg]

Antonio conte aswell

[@intermediate212]

@@bigcashgamingpsg admittedly, Conte had us playing some terrible football during his 2nd season, kind of like how spurs are currently playing. Not sure why he decided to make that change.

[@thebluescaptain]

Mou, Conte, and Tuchel all have one uniform characteristic, which is authoritarian dictatorship. Even Mou and Conte won't refrain from talking sheet to their own players. This is pretty bothersome and disrupting the harmony of the locker room. Graham has calmer approach so I hope it brings consistency to our morale. Sarri was pretty good in terms of mental management, but his tactic just doesn't fit. He's less confrontative like those three, hence partly caused Kepa's antics. But back to those 3, Mou was bored, Conte was sabotaged (Costa's case really influenced other players), and Tuchel was just too affected by his divorce, which made him more naggy, stubborn, and less creative. We never have a balanced coach like Potter. The last time we do, it's Ancelotti, but he's so inconsistent. Nobody's ultra consistent, but I wish Potter would be the most balanced like Klopp. Klopp is super consistent, even the most consistent PL manager. Guardiola is consistent not because of his management, but money. He's the "Pay To Win" embodiment of PvP games.

[@intermediate212]

@@thebluescaptain guardiola is consistent because his tactics bring the best out of the players in the squad, and we can tell that the players love playing for him, meaning he's also a good man-manager. Chelsea's previous managers have all had big-money transfer windows, yet they stumble after their first year or year and half due to player fall-outs or shitty tactics, or both.

[@thebluescaptain]

@@intermediate212 Guardiola left Barca because the players hate him. Same as Bayern, he left due to conflicts with players, mainly Muller, and the management. But we all knew, the real reason was that he asked Bayern to buy SEVEN TOP PLAYERS. He stayed this long in City, because those Emirs of Abu Dhabi would rain him billions of Pounds like nothing. He got nowhere to go as City is the richest club in the world OWNER WISE, so not based on revenues, but owner's buying power. Not to mention how not even PSG would want to pay him that much. Yes, he won leagues consecutively, but he did the same with Barca and Bayern. Both were at their prime during his reign. He only go to prime wealthy clubs. He'd never dared himself to coach Roma like Mourinho or Ancelotti by coaching Everton. UCL proved how money isn't the sole case, unlike the league. Winning the league is easier when you have two "first team" squads, you won't have to think about rotation or injuries. But UCL is harder, because injury prone teams like Chelsea and Liverpool would save players and prioritize UCL. Just like Real Madrid who kept winning UCL while failing domestic league. These teams have "so so" backups, which means more harmonious locker room, instead of bench full of stars like failed Ronaldo Nazario's Galactico period.

[@metalprad]

For people who don't understand what is special about Mason Mount, is that he is essential to the Chelsea team over the last 2 seasons especially. He won't statpad, but any manager will select him for his tactical awareness and linking the attack with the midfield.

[@jimvargascastro6648]

He stats pads against relegation teams

[@metalprad]

@@jimvargascastro6648 in those games, how many different/other Chelsea players actually score or assist?

[@mohdjunaid787]

@@jimvargascastro6648 he actually have a knack of statpadding against european giants. Against the likes of milan, city, real Madrid, liverpool, atletico Madrid, porto etc.

[@syedhasan4572]

Also his work rate, essential to any team who presses high, passing is good, can shoot, track back and good link up play. His versatility helps in game formation changes or slight tweaking.

[@SongofIceandTea]

he is a decent players, but he is not no 10, and Tuchel forced him to be no 10 is the disasters starts, and Tuchel does that to many players, putting them out of position, makes them look bad, and break their confidence.

[@adamhoughton9516]

Just a technical note - the "picture in picture" so we could see the board while the camera was focused on Jon during certain explainations was excellent. More of this please!

[@BenSouthgate15Racing]

When are people going to rate mount, picked by Lampard and then tuchel and then southgate and now potter, there is a reason he always gets picked

[@rusty7002]

007

[@SongofIceandTea]

he is good, no denying that, but he is not a no 10, he is not the no 10 under lampard, and under Potter, Tuchel kept forcing him to be no 10, because he was Tuchel's golden boy, and that's when it's wrong, Mount starting to force shoot when he has to pass, taking the penalties when he's not even good at it, tuchel misplaced many players, and makes them looks worst than they really are.

[@NedTesco]

He's great, said in another comment that him, Rice & Bellingham should be England's midfield for the next decade or so.

[@thestereoclub6735]

You need to describe the "ponderous passing" around the perimeter with the Tifo approved "donut of sadness". It's from one of JJ's inspired moments in this sort of exercise.

[@oslonorway547]

Potter doesn't get enough credit. Since he joined, Chelsea beat Milan home and away, and put down some numbers in the EPL. Yet the English press doesn't even acknowledge his brilliance. It's all been about the emergence of Arsenal and the sensation of Haaland (but I'm Norwegian, so 💪). On the one hand I wish Potter gets credited a lot, while on the other hand I was so hyped when Tuchel started that thing with Conte like, oh a new manager rivalry is about to go down for at least the next two seasons. But sadly, Tuchel got replaced with a less temperamental coach. I wish Diego Someone would come to the EPL. 😅

[@peterlangbridge4628]

I would have been very happy with Potter at Spurs. We'd play much better football.

[@dennisgichohi5392]

Hes been their for a month it's still very early

[@AdrianMareEWEASANTE]

Get real: Potter has had less than a handful of games. The press is not going to be salivating over him yet.

[@aakarmamtora3470]

Chelsea weren't doing that terrible or were in relegation form. It was more due tuchels issues with the squad.

[@peterlangbridge4628]

@@Chachaa_Chaudhary He's obviously a good manager but he coaches a system that doesn't allow for much flexibility. For it to work it needs to work perfectly and and when it falls short it neither guarantees effectiveness nor is it easy on the eye. The argument in favor of it at the moment is that the players will get used to the system and the football will improve. Hopefully, that will be the case. I like Potter because he's flexible tactically and his teams are set up to attack, something all football fans like to watch.

[@athenaallen6119]

I've said it time and time again, mount's role in any team is so important.he doesn't score but he's so essential to how Chelsea nullify enemy's threat

[@HeyGio_3]

I feel like Mount is filling in a big gap that Kante left in the creative sense. They both control the field well and are selfless players. Im really impressed with what Mount has achieved

[@darhaha3391]

Over the past 3 or so seasons, every time Mount has played well, Chelsea have played well. He has been integral and in those 7 matches under Tuchel this season he was honestly kinda poor. But these tactics under Potter suit him, he is playing well again and that changes everything. Glad Potter has been able to get Mount back on form.

[@tobywebb3377]

Potter hasn't just been playing a 3 4 3 though; He's played 4 3 3 for the most part, Sterling was wrongly labelled as a wing back in Potter's 1st game where he was actually the left winger in front of Cucurella. Chelsea played the same shape against Palace & Wolves. Its only Milan I'd say they played 3atb.

[@1987benhur]

Exactly, same with the game where Pulisic played. He used a 4-"4"-3 (shout out boehly) and Mount was in the midfield not his usual position in the front 3.

[@ojshaw7671]

I was at the game and was surprised afterwards they were saying he was a wing back.

[@b4nterontilt]

@@1987benhur Mount is attacking midfielder

[@Panthera_Leopon]

@@1987benhur I'm going to be honest, you could have a formation look like a 4-4-3, because you can have your GK come up on either side of one of the CBs, but it only works if you have a good footballing GK

[@CragHack]

In Potter's first game they played 3-3-4. There's a Tifo video on that.

[@xmattx315]

I feel like Lukaku would shine under Potter seeing as this team actually has creativity and quality passing in the final third.

[@paulesangbedo7696]

Watching the games, I noticed opposing teams under Potter do not defend with all eleven players like they did when we had Tuchel, reason why we have more space. At the moment, most teams do not see Potter as a threat yet.

[@joshbrown2217]

Honestly, I don't think it's fair to say Potter has been better than Tuchel. Instead he's benefiting from a settled team and having the new manager bounce (players like Pulisic stop pulling a strop and start trying because he feels he can get in the team again). I do see us playing slightly more direct football in attack due to the off ball runs, but also feel like this is due to a settled attack now that James and Chilwell is back. I'm reminded of how we played against Juve last year seeing this team play.

[@luismontesinos3054]

I wouldn't say Potter is better than TT tactically but si far his man managment has been much better the team is clearly responding to his philosophy

[@RL-]

@@luismontesinos3054 of course he's better than Tuchel tactically. Virtually any coach on the planet is because he had no idea that the concept of space exists. Keep ball to look like we're dominating but it's really to be defensive, get countered and concede to actually clinical team, then go route one to get back into the game, or hope Mount/Azpi/Kanté and later Chilwell or James force something to happen. He's easily the most inept, stubborn and frankly stupid coach I've ever seen at the Bridge.

[@SongofIceandTea]

it is fair, where would you think Brighton will ended up if Tuchel is the manager ? or simply look on how good Tuchel without Ngolo Kante, i always seen the only reason Tuchel win the UCL was because he has Kante, he never really good in EPL either did he ? what excuse did he has for that ?

[@frankreynolds9930]

Not really. We are now being coached attacking patterns which didn't happened during Tuchel. Players just have more freedom now than before.

[@sabagisara]

If u always watch tuchel chelsea play, u know difference in the system. Tuchel restrict atttacker play and we always rely on wing back or setpiece/penalty to score goals. We seldom play throughout the middle.

[@shacabkafariid1827]

I was watching the other day Tottenham vs Brighton the way they move the ball and how quick they are it was amazing to watch . Once Potter gets these Chelsea players to play like that we will unstoppable. We are still in progress.

[@maruf2050]

I have been watching brighton for a few years and their movement of the ball is out of this world , they only lack clinical finishers. with auba and sterling , I am extremely hopeful, we are in for some great things but as you have told , it will take some time to fully impose his style of play. I am confident ,in two years time ,we will fight toe to toe with city.

[@aaro96live]

People need to relax and stop over-hyping because we won against a few off-form teams or teams with lots of injuries. Sure we've improved, but not so much that we once again become a dominant force. That will take time, hype them up when that comes.

[@footballtacticalanalysis5835]

Interesting to see Potters Chelsea using slightly more long balls (52 vs. 47) with better accuracy (55 vs. 52) but for me the biggest change has been the quality and not quantity of crossing. Potter averaging 16 crosses a game with 41% accuracy vs Tuchels last 7 games in charge averaging 21 crosses a game with only 20% accuracy!

[@jacksonhoang3584]

I remember when Lampard was in charge and he was getting clowned for his “cross and inshallah” tactics. Saw the same thing towards the end of Tuchel’s reign and didn’t understand why there wasn’t any criticism

[@frankreynolds9930]

Potter team has more players pushed forward so cross success is better.

[@TheSonson1313]

May you guys analyze the tactics of Napoli? They've been superb

[@TheAthleticFC]

👀

[@frankunodostres473]

I think potter showed that from now on we should move away from calling the left and right sided players in a 3-4-3 midfield "wing backs" and start calling them left or right midfielders. because it is definitely not a back 5 now.

[@metalswifty23]

It wasn't a back 5 under Tuchel either, except for rare instances. The wingbacks were pushed so high up the pitch, and at times actually moved into midfield. The difference is that Tuchel's system was based around keeping the ball rather than attacking, where Potter's system is meant to be far more direct.

[@pozsoz]

so Jon already looks like he's been doing this for years, very cool

[@michel1292]

Please make a video about Club Brugge's CL run!

[@taybrews]

You need to do a video on Club Brugges. It's phenomenal what they're doing in the UCL and I need answers about how they're doing it.

[@redbred640]

I've always loved Tifo and Tifo IRL, but when are you bringing back the Tifo Football Show? That was the peak of wild, chaotic, goofy and good videos that I loved every single week!

[@matthenley3886]

*Thomas Tuchel’s Ponderous Passing* sounds like it should be the title of a book.

[@containedhurricane]

He's just having his honeymoon period, as Tuchel had last season. Players usually try to impress their new boss by working harder. Once the honeymoon is over next season, he'd likely have to replace some players with his own choices. But I bet Boehly will stick with Potter for a while, to take credit of Chelsea's future success, as Kroenke did with Arteta

[@newrecruit100]

Want too see how we do against low blocks. That’s the true test. We’ve never had issues against expansive teams

[@pinkelaine9272]

I liked Tuchel because he brought in trophies. That said his football was sometimes a pain to watch with too many vertical and backward passes leading to nowhere. At some point Chelsea was literally grinding out results and became too predictable in their approach. Of course he seemed to have lost the dressing room and that did not help. It's early days but Potter's football seems exciting as it was when in Brighton. Hope he's given time and backing to transform Chelsea into a truly exciting team to watch

[@benjaminetim3350]

These analyses just exposes teams tactics. Great video 👍

[@Seanself363]

I wonder if it would have been more pertinent to find the numbers for tuchels first five games and compared them to potters

[@esinach]

A fairer comparison would be either Tuchels first games to Potters or Tuchels games from the start of last season. Players hadn't gelled yet, (and have only just started to), and only performed against Spurs.

[@mattprictor7818]

Great vid - one thing noticeable from the eye test is the willingness (maybe freedom?) to play through the lines has increased tenfold

[@ScrapperTBP]

This is a great showing for how useful mount is. He is basically a specialist that solves the biggest problem in every game. Perfect for potter

[@Panthera_Leopon]

So, Tuchel came in after Lampard got sacked because we were giving up goals and falling down the table, and Tuchel got us back to playing really good defense.... now Potter has came in after Tuchel got sacked, and got our defense back to top level, but has also got us scoring on a regular basis.... really excited to see how far Potter can take this team, and while I do think the Premier league is out of reach for the moment, I do think Potter has a really good chance to bring at least 1 trophy back to the Bridge

[@d.n.tranger1457]

When you mentioned at least one trophy, I hope it's the fa cup. Cause we could have won 3 times but instead we ended up a record of the club should not have.

[@Panthera_Leopon]

@@d.n.tranger1457 well I would like the FA cup and the UCL, but will be happy if it's just the FA cup.... granted we should've won it these last 3 years, but last years loss to Liverpool probably hurt the least.... the one against Leicester hurt, but only because I feel the goal shouldn't have counted because of a handball by Tielemans; however, the one against Arsenal really hurt, because I fully believe we win that match if Pulisic doesn't pull him hamstring

[@d.n.tranger1457]

@@Panthera_Leopon losing to arsenal twice is the most annoying thing I have too experienced. Especially when they were struggling at the time, while we finished above them.

[@moqeys881]

out of reach 😎 we'll see.

[@BestBoyPatrick]

For me the thing that is very different having watched Tuchel’s and Potter’s Chelsea is the variety in Potter’s possession tactics. With Tuchel it was very obvious. Everything would go through Jorginho in midfield before being played out to the wingbacks and then back inside. Potter has us playing incredibly unpredictably. It feels like the players have more license to alter the play than they did under Tuchel. One moment we’ll go from heavily possession based football and the next we’ll be playing one touch and quite vertical football. Also, our play in the final 3rd is more varied. Tuchel’s Chelsea would try and pass yiu to death until the found a gap. Under potter there just constant rotation. The players are playing more instinctively. We can play through the centre, out wide or go for cutbacks like city. That last point especially was not common under Tuchel.

[@luke_will_taylor]

exactly. we actualy have some patterns of play now

[@raymondandrewwilson]

Nice video as always. Could you do an analysis on Napoli 2022. They have been brilliant regardless of the fact that they sold key players last season. Thank you

[@theqaz1828]

We (Chelsea) haven't had any difficult games under Potter yet. I'm hopeful but not getting ahead of myself

[@blludoguk]

Ac Milan are no mugs. Yeah I k ow they played the whole game with ten men. Also games like villa away are the type of games we used to lose

[@nickbuilds2176]

Chelsea have changed alright. Now sitting 11th on the table!!

[@Madvillany718]

Can someone explain why all the framed kits have a name and number and 14 is nameless. It bothers me.

[@gluestix17]

Potter taking the next job on his FM save lool

[@SinuheAncelmoUnLibroParaSebas]

Good analysis. You consider Cucurella's role in Chelsea is LCB? For GW11, Azpi could play as RCB and Loftus-Cheek as RWB, due to Reece James recent injury? Have you noticed that Sterling sometimes plays as LWB?

[@Running-Carding-Flagging]

With the success that forward has right now, you also gotta give some cheers to Auba as he’s mostly driving the idea of passing a ball behind defender for a quick finish rather than like how Tuchel played his tactics out, which is to often shoot in front of defenders and hope the ball goes through the tiny soaces

[@teddyrands1758]

First time they really played the back 5 tho he also had that 3133 going

[@GuiltyBystander8]

Of course under Tuchel it went worse, he lost the dressing room! The players refused to play for him. This is a big reason why you can't just stare at stats and draw your conclusions.

[@RuiLuz]

Tuchel ends up losing the dressing room because he is too damn cold, you can even see it in his face.

[@jamesbaxter4920]

Jon could analyse his local under nine's team and I'd listen in with interest! I especially liked how the data influenced his early thoughts in a new direction

[@noah6351]

Please do a vid on what it would look like if Tichel became England manager

[@tesfayegezhagne3257]

Lovely content! Love u guys

[@igorconstanca3817]

Chelsea fans cannot praise Potter for doing well without mentioning Tuchel So ungrateful from some fans to be still talking about Tuchel man I am a Chelsea supporter and i love Graham Potter and his football is much better than Tuchel's unfortunately

[@abdi2241]

If he's football is better than tuchel as you say then he has to win the champions league or premier league since Tuchel won us the biggest trophy in Europe and has taken chelsea to every final in every competition but that's not going to happen because tuchel is 10x the manager potter is and ur a ungrateful fan.

[@deepanmurugan467]

Frank Lampard, Thomas Tuchel, Gareth Southgate and now Graham Potter.........all value & consider Mason Mount as an integral part of the team they are trying to build & play with. Clearly Mount is a better footballer than "stats" suggest. He is tactically intelligent, is a team player & works super hard for the team...esp without the ball, is super flexible tactically both positional and role wise. While Foden is clearly more talented & statistically better.....I don't think he is tactically intelligent and flexible as Mount. I think Southgate should play Rice as sitting DM, Bellingham and Mount as double 8's with Foden on LM and Saka on RM. These are the inform players as of now going into the world cup. Biggest worry is the CB situation.

[@conta-fake6723]

didn't age that well eh?

[@ibingobagshaw5294]

I think potter plays the ball into the cramped place to make space out on the wings. Saw it in Brighton's game yesterday that still retain some of potter ideas

[@ondank]

I am so glad to see Mason Mount get some genuine praise. People seem to pretend that Mason Mount gets picked because managers like him rather than because he is a quality player ... but if every fricking manager likes him, then clearly he is a quality player.

[@tevol7448]

Great analysis

[@sergeantsodom6969]

Loving the shirt on a Chelsea vid. MOT

[@OneGoodCrusader]

so far i find Potter lucky with what he had to face especially in the both milan games. But the players have improved and hence the team have got convincing results. We shall see how this momentum will carry over for tougher games to come.

[@akachiedoggy5711]

Chelsea made Milan to stop playing their game, that's due to tactical organisation. Mind u we lost against teams like Zagreb, Leeds Burnley & narrowly won everton. My point is these same players lost against small teams but potter made them to thump the next teams. Milan were Italian champions but see how Napoli dismantled Liverpool

[@diazcastro7331]

He knows what he is doing

[@newrecruit100]

@@NeonNoodleNexus not really. Chelsea’s problem was defeating low blocks and compact teams. Potter hasn’t really across that yet tbh. That’s where you can see if there’s actually been a change.

[@OneGoodCrusader]

@@akachiedoggy5711 not the same milan side with big players out in the first encounter and playing with 10 men for large parts of the game in the 2nd. But like i said, I like Potter (hate chelsea) and I can clearly see improvement in players. If anything these results should give some much needed momentum to prove that point in tougher games to come in the PL.

[@Mysterialic]

Please do an episode on a state of Serie A at the moment. Some of the clubs are playing some really good football.

[@n0body550]

Yeah its called counter attacking

[@underratedblastoise3908]

Honeymoon phase. Watch us crumble when it matters

[@arjunmustaine1761]

Let's have this video 2 years from now.

[@3xdope418]

thank you

[@redfox7497]

love the shirt!

[@FaraazAhmad]

wearing a Leeds kit in a chelea video

[@JPzizou]

Hold that fella

[@alejoluqman]

I love Thomas tuchel but Chelsea have Improved alot under Potter they press better and are willing to take risks

[@akachiedoggy5711]

Yes exactly... For the first time, our attackers are scoring consistently & being played in their natural positions.

[@brandondsouza5927]

Everything looks sweet and beautiful in the beginning at Chelsea. Wait until next season Potter will surely be one of the favourites to get sacked. As a Chelsea fam happiness is always temporary

[@virogenictie5036]

I’ll never forget the Mainz background

[@SongofIceandTea]

Potter is a real decent manager, Chelsea fans kept defending Tuchel, without noticing the most obvious reasons why Tuchel was look good with Chelsea, he has Kante, looks at his stats with and without Kante, best holding midfielder in the world for the last decades, he carried pogba to win a World Cup, and a freakin Leicester to EPL champions, that's why even Tuchel can win UCL, the real Tuchel can be seen when Kante injured.

[@Meedster08]

Potter is a brilliant manager. I don’t doubt him; but some of the better passing we are seeing from the players is from the “new manager bounce” or they feel reset after Tuchel’s sacking Tuchel also played a very fluid and dynamic offense. We started last season guns firing under Tuchel… let’s see how long these players keep it up. Hopefully we win a trophy in the process. COYB

[@jloiben12]

The biggest difference is that we now play offense

[@pinecone5089]

😂😂😂

[@timsonss]

So tldr: Potter's Chelsea has somewhat same tactics as they did with TT, but started to be more dynamic off the ball, instead of using pace. Thats why Thomas struggled, as the players were lazy to find space

[@ekirukidalio2399]

The quality of players determines if a coach is successful or not.Potter will be a success at Chelsea

[@mutungiedmund2355]

Its still early days ,For Graham Potter, he needs time to adjust to Chelsea Fc

[@electricforest17]

talk about reactinary

[@MaZaCar_Xiaoyu]

If potter isn't brave enough to drop mickey mount, he'll get sacked in less than a year

[@subairmoyinoluwa8713]

Mickey Mount lmao. How old are you go give the phone back to your mum lol 😂

[@OwenTownson]

This man needs to be backed, look what he did with such average/sub-par teams, with some money I’m sure he will become great!

[@ededdneddy988]

🤡

[@naartiem5133]

When do you talk about Chelsea's defense tactics?

[@murset3]

It is idiotic to think he is better than tuchel after a few games. What matters most is cup wins. Until that happens he isn't better. Tuchel went to 6 finals and won three. Let's see Potter do this. He was focused on winning cups and the players were focused on selfish desires to play.

[@ryanchang262]

I would judge him after the 1st full season 23-24 but with the lack of patience with the higher ups, who knows. My personal opinion, he is a Brendan Rodgers doppleganger

[@lukemclellan2141]

I find it strange that less is expected of Potter than of the likes of lampard/Gerrard. It's a disservice to both, I think. Potter has been working towards a job of this stature for nearly 15 years and his track record suggests that he deserves it.

[@MixBetterNowTV]

Mase doesn’t get his due credit. Last season scored 10 goals (none from pens) and had 10 assists in the Prem alone. The pass to Kai for the goal in the CL final literally won the game. If any other 22 yr old English EPL player did that pundits and non-CFC fans would be riding their d*ck. Gallagher (IMO) is/will be even better (he’s a yr younger). Reece is the best RB/RWB in the world at 23 (he’s = to TAA offensively but levels above him at defending… after the Milan game Leão said Reece was the best/toughest player he’s EVER faced). And Broja at 20 is a star in the making too. Way better than Tammy. Future world beater. Chelsea’s Academy is next level.

[@Meme-Television]

Kepa is making a huge difference

[@reubenswartz1173]

Jon also puts me in a Macfrenzy

[@Lleeeot]

Can you compare tuchels first 5 games to potters

[@akachiedoggy5711]

Potter deserve big credit. Chelsea made Milan to stop playing their game, that's due to tactical organisation. Mind u Chelsea lost against teams like Zagreb, Leeds Burnley & narrowly won everton. My point is these same players lost against small teams but potter made them to thump the next teams. Milan are Italian champions but see how Napoli dismantled Liverpool

[@EmekOyunda]

Chelsea is an average team with Potter.

[@goodies7813]

Potter should switch to a 334 formation, this will give him more wins. Team A: Aubameyang. Sterling. Pulisic. Ziyech. Mount. Havertz. Jorginho. Chiwell. Silva. James. Team B: Broja. Pulisic*. Gallagher. Loftus-cheek. Kante. Kovacic. Zakaria. Cucurella. Koulibaly. Chalobah.

[@patrickkumah6765]

Potter is still a downgrade from Tuchel. You can come back to this comment 4 years later

[@davidmoon6096]

we didnt even have to wait 4 years. after this loose to arsenal today we already know... tuchel deserved time. even klopp had a complete off season with lfc. coming back stronger.

[@electricforest17]

he's sacked in less than 6 months lol

[@JetAngkasa76]

Day 1 asking tifo best xi under 23y old. Please discuss 🙏. Make it top 5 League or just specific like epl xi & serie A xi

[@nashbullet3213]

When the same snakes that turned on Tuchel and threw him under the bus turn on Potter after they grow tired of him, he’ll look like worse than Allegri

[@pinecone5089]

Lmao, they did it in like 2 months and got him the sack in 6 😂

[@suppn2tlkbout]

Yea all that is nice and dandy but we need trophies especially the CL and/or PL

[@Mjwara]

Anyone convinced with Potter at the moment?

[@chathurangafernando9172]

Potter is a spineless, money greedy manager with no gratitude. Brighton made him. He has the audacity to leave a few games in to the season. hope he gets fired. Brighton will beat Chelsea in 2 weeks!

[@rischio7678]

It's early days...just remember the same was said about tuchel.

[@teemedias1470]

Graham Potter is under rated but he got of good statics in Chelsea maybe Chelsea lost chills for him to develop it.

[@andrethomas4885]

Can potter the trick wut tuchel n Roberto di matteo did n win the ucl possibly tbh can see us the favorites to win the ucl tbh

[@xenofonofathens]

Loool Greek TV screen shots?

[@shamilrasheed5071]

Potter we are playing more vertical passes & attacking player's more close to each other & interchange of position. Tuchel is tactician but attacking style was average.

[@amiangrobbelaar9621]

Mason Mount= Tactical flexibility... got it✍️🏽

[@smrutiranjandas3359]

Potter Ball is real

[@wisdomnzube4121]

I don't have any thing to tell Potter. My assessment will come at the end of the season...it's unwise to do it now.

[@norpriest521]

Yeah they changed. They're getting worse 😂

[@jeswes3340]

City with mancini = wins the league city with pellegrini = wins the leauge city with pep = cant stop winning the league ... what is it with chelsea they need a new start all the time?

[@devangg]

Is mark Carey still stuck inside a scattergram?