Graham Potter press conference incoming at Stamford Bridge.
Potter on Chelsea team news: Mendy is fit, Kante is training 'more and more but not fully', Jorginho felt his abdominal vs Palace and is a doubt, as is Havertz. Everyone else is fit including Cucurella. #CFC#UCL
Potter on Milan: "We're playing a top opponent so we have to play well and create a good atmosphere to get our supporters behind us." #CFC#UCL
Potter on the Chelsea owners being ambitious: "The guys are ambitious, that's for sure. They want to develop the team as we all do. My job as head coach is to develop the team and then help make good decisions when the transfer window is open." #CFC#UCL
Potter on Nkunku: "I don't speak about players that aren't Chelsea players." #CFC#UCL
Potter on Kante: "My focus is to help him rehabilitate in a good way so he can be back on the pitch. He is a great asset for us. The other stuff [on his contract] is between the club and him." #CFC#UCL
Potter on Kante: "My focus is to get him fit and enjoying his football because there are not many players in world football like NG."
Potter wouldn't comment on potentially signing Cristiano Ronaldo either. #CFC#UCL
Potter on Mendy vs Kepa for the no1 spot: "In an ideal world, you want football to decide. We've got two ones we trust and that's a good situation for us." #CFC#UCL
Potter on Rafael Leao's level: "I've been really impressed with him whenever I've watched the games. He makes the difference for AC Milan with how they score. Congratulations to him for that." #CFC#UCL
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Koulibaly on Potter's non-selection of him: "It is true that I haven't played with the new manager but I know my time will come. I am a big worker and when I don't play I make sure I work well. I am trying to show on the training pitch that I can play my first game for him." #CFC
Koulibaly: "We have to absolutely do everything to win this game tomorrow because we haven't started the Champions League well." #CFC#UCL
Koulibaly: "I miss Napoli and Naples but I wanted to come here and join this club which is one of the best in the world."
"I knew it would be difficult to go from Italy to England. I am going through a process that's normal, I am working hard and happy to be here." #CFC#UCL
Todd Boehly dropping bombs @SALTConference: “We’ve talked about having a multi-club model. I want to continue building out the footprint. I think there’s different countries where there’s advantages to having a club.” #CFC
@SALTConference Boehly: "I think Tuchel is obviously extremely talented. He is someone who has had great success at Chelsea. Our vision for the club was finding a manager who really wanted to collaborate with us. There’s a lot of walls to break down at Chelsea." #CFC
@SALTConference Boehly on Tuchel: "No one is right or wrong, we just didn’t have a shared vision for the future. It wasn’t about Zagreb. It was about a shared vision of what we wanted for Chelsea Football Club to look like." #CFC
Jorginho: "A lot has happened as everyone knows. We are adapting to the new coach. We are very excited to work with him and his staff. It has been a good first few days. Of course, we had a great time with Thomas [Tuchel] and appreciate what he does for us, the fans and everyone"
Jorginho on Tuchel's sacking: "It was a surprise for everyone." #CFC#UCL
Jorginho on where it went wrong for Tuchel: "We tried to do what we could and where it could go better. Unfortunately it wasn't working, the challenge now is to rebuild confidence." #CFC#UCL
Graham Potter on joining Chelsea: "You have to look at the football club, tradition, size and quality of the club to compete at the top of the Premier League. It is a completely different challenge to what I have even though I had three fantastic years at Brighton." #CFC#UCL
Potter on making his debut in the #UCL: "I've had the experience watching #UCL as a fan. I've had my Europa League experience with Ostersund and fantastic experiences winning against PAOK and Galatasaray." #CFC
Graham Potter says he doesn't think he has even watched a Champions League game in the flesh before. He will now lead a new team out against RB Salzburg. #CFC#UCL
Graham Potter has already been contacted by Chelsea who want to make an appointment ASAP. A good relationship with Brighton might help. Mauricio Pochettino is also in the running
Thread: Tuchel's sacking had been coming since they lost 4-0 to Arsenal in preseason.
The feeling was it was unravelling, both his aptitude as a coach and the relationship with the new owners-players. The excuses made were unconvincing: standard.co.uk/sport/football…#CFC
Thomas Tuchel’s press conferences increasingly felt detached from reality (to me) but it wasn’t him putting on a front to media - that’s what he like behind the scenes. Many weren't convinced by the excuses: standard.co.uk/sport/football…#CFC