Chelsea owner Todd Boehly appointed Graham Potter as Chelsea boss after sacking Thomas Tuchel because he was convinced that it was better to get a coach on the way up than a more experienced hand who had been spat out by rivals, according to Daily Mail.

The report adds: “Their (Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali) judgement is at stake, given that they decided, with the wealth of data at their disposal, that Potter was the coming man in coaching terms, a generational talent. That he now appears not to be leaves them back at the beginning as they consider the merits of Julian Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique.

“They will be aided by a plethora of technical and sporting directors in Christopher Vivell, Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart. Chelsea should coin a collective noun for directors of football.

“The attempt to reinvent the wheel has needed some adjustments. Boehly and Eghbali came into their new sporting franchise convinced that it was better to get a coach on the way up than a more experienced hand who had been spat out by rivals. Now they acknowledge it may be better to take a coach who has been there and done that, even if it means the shortlist might not look any different to Tottenham’s.”