The first international break of the season is on the horizon, but it's still set to be a busy two-week period for Graham Potter.
Chelsea were supposed to be in Premier League action this weekend, but their home match with Liverpool has been postponed due to events surrounding the Queen's funeral. With every Premier League fixture called off last weekend, too, it means Potter has taken charge of just one game since being appointed head coach just over a week ago.
In normal circumstances, Potter would have managed three matches by the time his squad jetted off around the world for the two-week international break. However, that has not been the case and while there's been more time at Cobham training, Potter is yet to see much of his new squad in proper action.
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If Potter was still down on the south coast with Brighton & Hove Albion, he may have fancied a holiday himself considering how swimmingly things were functioning at the Amex Stadium. Now, though, as every former Chelsea manager will know – there's no time to rest. Don't be silly.
Over the next two weeks, Potter will have plenty to analyse and investigate. football.london has done its best to try and figure out what that will be in our latest edition of 'Graham Potter's to-do list'.
Get Auba firing again
He's played two games – and rather unbelievably they've been under two different managers – so it might be a bit unfair and knee-jerk to properly criticise Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at this stage. The game against FC Salzburg on Wednesday showed he is making the right runs off the ball, the sort of runs we've become accustomed to seeing the 33-year-old make over the years.
But there doesn't seem to be much cohesion with his new team-mates just yet. That is to be expected, in all honesty. In extremely rare cases does a new player come in and adapt seamlessly to a new style.
Aubameyang retired from international football earlier in the year so he will not be jetting off to play for Gabon, which comes as good news for Chelsea. Potter will get a chance to work closer with the former Arsenal captain over the next two weeks at Cobham.
It's up to Potter to try and find a defined role for Aubameyang in his system. He needs to come up with ideas on how the Gabonese striker can utilise his talents and become the prolific goal scorer we all know he can be.
Address Chalobah situation
Trevoh Chalobah is another man who will not be representing his country over the next two weeks. The 23-year-old defender has made just one appearance this season in all competitions and will be frustrated with his lack of playing time.
It's a difficult one for Chalobah, who has been used mainly as the right centre-back in a three-at-the-back formation since breaking into the first-team last season. Wesley Fofana was signed for an extortionate fee over the summer transfer window and – although he wasn't used on Wednesday – many are expecting the 21-year-old to make the right centre-back role his own.
Chalobah can play in the middle of a back-three, but the quality and consistency, albeit he didn't cover himself in glory on Wednesday, of Thiago Silva makes that a difficult position to claim. Potter needs to speak to Chalobah over the next two weeks to tell him his role within the Chelsea squad and whether he does feature in his plans this term.
As well as that, it will be good for Chalobah to work closely with Potter and receive more attention from the new head coach with not as many there at Cobham. It's a great chance for the Chelsea academy graduate to impress his new manager.
Work with the goalkeepers
Edouard Mendy's start to the season has come under the microscope with the Senegal international receiving plenty of criticism. Mendy is now injured, so he won't be on international duty over the next couple of weeks.
It's a knee problem for Chelsea's first-choice goalkeeper, but the club are yet to confirm a timescale on how long he will be out. Potter will be hoping Mendy does return at some point over the next fortnight as he has a big decision to make over the goalkeeper situation.
Kepa Arrizabalaga has started the past couple of matches for Chelsea because of Mendy's injury, but even before the problem the Senegalese suffered, there were calls for the Spaniard to come in and replace him. Kepa hasn't been called up by Spain so it allows Potter a chance to work with him – and hopefully, at some point, Mendy as well.
Potter brought his goalkeeping coach, Ben Roberts, from Brighton with him. The next two weeks is an ideal chance for Roberts to get to know his new goalkeepers, including Marcus Bettinelli.
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