Chelsea legend Emmanuel Petit believes his former side are taking 'a gamble' by appointing Graham Potter as the new Head coach.
Potter has signed a five-year deal to become Chelsea's new manager after Thomas Tuchel was sacked by the club's ownership. Tuchel was in charge for 100 games before being relieved of his duties following a poor start to the season which has seen the Blues win just three of their opening seven fixtures in all competitions.
Potter was given permission by Brighton to travel to London with positive talks being held between the English coach and Todd Boehly, football.london understands. Petit believes it's a gamble to appoint Potter, who hasn't got any experience of managing a top four side, and questions whether he can manage the dressing room egos at Stamford Bridge.
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Speaking to Lord Ping, Petit said: "Graham Potter is a gamble for Chelsea. I have big respect for the work Potter has done at Brighton; the team has improved so much but Chelsea is a new world for him, it's completely different. The standards and egos of the players are not the same.
"I hope he will succeed, but it's a big gamble. I have no idea how the players will react to his appointment but I can imagine some will be happy and some will be unhappy."
football.london understands Mauricio Pochettino was also a candidate to replace Tuchel at Stamford Bridge, but Potter was Boehly's priority due to his play style and ability to develop young talents into key players. Petit agrees with the Chelsea owner that Pochettino may not be the right fit for the Blues with the French icon adding: "I know Pochettino has been linked with the job too but he spent so many years with Tottenham and he may have the failures with PSG in his head."
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