Graham Potter is preparing to take charge of Chelsea tonight in his first ever game at the club.
The former Brighton manager is going to be coaching in the Champions League for the first time ever also, and the pressure will be like nothing he has felt before.
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Managing a team like Chelsea is a huge job, but Potter knows what he has taken on, and Chelsea fans should rest assured knowing that they have a top-quality coach. But you don’t need to take my word for it when we can read the words of players who have actually played under him before.
Defender Dan Burn was converted from a centre back to a wide centre back playing in a three under Potter at Brighton, and he has nothing but praise for his former boss.
Burn since joined Newcastle, but he has been letting Blues fans know what to expect under Potter, via The BBC.
Burn Says: “I never went on the pitch not knowing my job to the letter. But it was fluid, we swapped into a back three or a back four, and it could change three or four times a game. I’ve played against Brighton a few times now, and it’s hard to guess the team.”
“If you were out for a game, you knew that in two or three games’ time you would be playing so the disappointment wasn’t strong.
“Manchester City and Liverpool do it [rotate a lot], and he will do it with Chelsea because of the number of games they have.”
