Graham Potter was appointed last Thursday, with a real sense of urgency around the move.
The club clearly wanted to get him in place in time to take Friday’s training, so that he could be in the dugout for out Saturday early kick off against Fulham.
But in the end, we’ve come full circle, and rather than less than 48 hours between his appointment and his first game, Potter will have an astonishing 23 days.
The cancellation of that Fulham game, along with the Liverpool game this weekend, followed by the international break, means that Potter and Chelsea will have no chance to put more points on the board until October 1st.
That means that tomorrow night’s Champions League game is also the only match Chelsea are going to play between the 6th of September and the 1st of October.
What a bizarre way to start your managerial spell at any club.
It is not bizarre but a blessing because it will accord him adequate time to acquaint himself with the team. Please, as he starts he should avoid to be very vocal to the point where a manager reveals his weapons of the game.