Ken Early: Potter on shaky ground as Chelsea faithful grow restless
In the Premier League match last Thursday at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea had at least managed to lose with dignity. The first half at the Etihad was less dignified. There wasn’t much Kepa Arrizabalaga could do about Riyad Mahrez’s sensational free-kick, but there was no excuse or explanation for the handball with which Kai Havertz conceded the penalty for 2-0.
Boehly’s mad spending splurge last summer was to a large extent an attempt to repair that damage. €183 million was spent on three defenders: Wesley Fofana, Khalidou Koulibaly and Marc Cucurella. Up front they added Raheem Sterling and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The signing of Aubameyang was totally insane.
“There’s a completely different ownership than there was,” he said after the game last Thursday, “and this is hard for people to get their head round, because Chelsea for 20 years has been one thing, and now all of a sudden it’s different, but they still think back to what previously happened for 20 years, which is normal, despite the fact that it’s completely different.”
So Potter isn’t their usual type. Rather than the charisma of Vialli or the charm of Ancelotti, he has a master’s in leadership and emotional intelligence from Leeds Metropolitan University.
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