New Chelsea head coach Graham Potter and his backroom team have been pictured for the first time following their arrivals at Stamford Bridge.
Potter, 47, was appointed as Thomas Tuchel’s successor on Thursday afternoon after the German was relieved of his duties the morning after their 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.
Chelsea opted to part company with Tuchel due to different visions and plans which saw Potter targeted and approached by the new ownership.
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Todd Boehly, Behdad Eghbali and Co got their man and appointed him as their new Head Coach on a five-year contract.
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Potter took charge of his first training session on Friday with the team at their Cobham training base.
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His first game was due to be against Fulham on Saturday in the Premier League, but that was postponed due to the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Instead, the 47-year-old will take charge for the first time, as it stands, on Wednesday evening at Stamford Bridge for their Champions League clash against FC Salzburg.
Since his arrival at Chelsea earlier this week, Potter has done little media duty after his Friday press conference was cancelled. His only public address was in his announcement where he expressed his delight at moving to Stamford Bridge.
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“I am incredibly proud and excited to represent Chelsea FC, this fantastic football club,” said Potter.
“I am very excited to partner with Chelsea’s new ownership group and look forward to meeting and working with the exciting group of players and to develop a team and culture that our amazing fans can be proud of.”
He has been joined at Chelsea by assistant Billy Reid, first-team coaches Bjorn Hamberg and Bruno, goalkeeping coach Ben Roberts and assistant head of recruitment Kyle Macaulay from Brighton.
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Now they have been pictured for the first time since their appointments were confirmed, as shared by Training Ground Guru.
Those in photo: Graham Potter with John Morris of Wasserman (front) and (back, left to right) Ben Roberts, Bjorn Hamberg, Kyle Macaulay, Billy Reid and Bruno.
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Potter has been backed by the new owners to succeed, who want a minimum top four finish in the Premier League this season after his mid, but early, season arrival.
However, if Chelsea don't achieve a finish inside the Champions League places, his job will not be under threat as they look to stick to their long-term vision.
Matthew Debono