Yeah, that latter sentence is all I'm really saying. Obviously Potter entered a difficult situation mid-season with a big rebuild underway and some unfortunate injuries and you can't expect miracles in that context. But I would expect an upward trajectory in terms of both results and performances over the course of the year. I wouldn't lay down any requirements like "top four or bust" but as a Chelsea fan I would be concerned if by March-April the team wasn't consistently playing better stuff than what we've been seeing recently.
Ehhh I don’t know. A lot of people have short memories on here. United last season were worse than us this season. We literally cannot score because our forwards are shite and the team as a whole isn’t putting in the numbers of goals they were last season. This isn’t a new thing, it’s an ongoing issue that started under Tuchel, made worse by Tuchel and Potter is in the receiving end.
It’s going to take a couple of years to have the personnel in place to challenge again but we will come back. I believe they’ll persist with Potter in charge while the background pieces are being put into place but certainly from my perspective, it’s pleasing to see an aggressive approach to the market and young talent.
The summer was an expensive but necessary graft to fill the wholes in the squad. In hindsight, the wrong players were purchased but they were available and we needed to make the deals. The future has already begun and the reason so many fans are enjoying our current position is simply because they’re scared of the
potential success of the project. I say that as again, we could look back in hindsight but the wheels are definitely in motion.