Chelsea: The radical XI that Graham Potter could use - defender in attacking midfield

Graham Potter is a phenomenal appointment for Chelsea.

While the cut-throat sacking of Thomas Tuchel has understandably turned many-a head in the football space, there is nevertheless a quiet acknowledgement that the Blues have replaced him shrewdly.

Potter truly is a coach worth celebrating because his rise from the lower echelons of Swedish football to one of the Premier League‘s most exciting managers really is something to cherish.

In a world where English managers are increasingly labelled as ‘out-of-touch long-ball merchants’, Potter is a shining example that there are progressive and exciting homegrown coaches out there.

And as tempted as Todd Boehly no doubt was to plump for glamorous options like Zinedine Zidane or Massimiliano Allegri, acquiring Potter really is a statement of intent at Stamford Bridge.

Don’t get us wrong, the pressure on his shoulders will be absolutely gigantic and there’s hitherto no reason to believe that Boehly is deviating from Roman Abramovich’s notoriously impatient attitude towards managers.

But Potter undoubtedly has all the tactical prowess to dodge the swinging axe because to say that he’s opened people’s eyes with his work at Brighton & Hove Albion would be a huge understatement.

The simple fact of the matter is that the former Swansea City coach is one of the most flexible and progressive tacticians standing in a Premier League technical area today.

And on the back of his appointment, there were understandably many fans, pundits and reporters wondering how Potter’s forward-thinking tactics would translate to the current Blues squad.

Enter James Lawrence Allcott, who was one such footballing mind putting his brainpower to that very question, swiftly pumping out a fascinating video