Graham Potter led his first training session as Chelsea manager on Friday
Despite the Premier League postponements this weekend, Graham Potter oversaw Chelsea's first training session on Friday.
Chelsea, who were scheduled to travel to Fulham on Saturday before all UK football games were canceled out of respect for Her Majesty The Queen, are reportedly preparing as usual for their Champions League match against Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge.
On Thursday, Potter was officially announced as Chelsea's first manager under new owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali.
Despite the weekend's postponements, Graham Potter oversaw Chelsea's first training session.
Despite the weekend's postponements, Graham Potter oversaw Chelsea's first training session.
Thursday saw the 47-year-appointment old's by Chelsea following the firing of former manager Thomas Tuchel.
Chelsea appointed the 47-year-old on Thursday after sacking former manager Thomas Tuchel (above)
The 47-year-old spent Thursday afternoon at Chelsea's Cobham training base, meeting club staff.
Co-controlling owners Boehly and Eghbali addressed Chelsea staff, along with Potter on Thursday, as the Blues' new era took another big step forward.
Potter met his Chelsea squad for the first time on Friday morning, before getting down to work on the training field.
Chelsea chairman Boehly regards Potter in similar mould to Andrew Friedman, the baseball boss his LA Dodgers headhunted to lead the California franchise.
Boehly and his fellow Dodgers owners saw Friedman as effectively learning all the tricks of an entrepreneurial trade in his overachieving stint at Tampa Bay Rays.
Boehly and Eghbali believe Potter developed that same kind of innovative spirit in maximising resources at Brighton, and believe the extra weapons in Chelsea's arsenal could see him make a significant impact at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea's new owners have already sunk their teeth into their long-term project to transform every aspect at the west London club..
