IT took some convincing, but Graham Potter appears to finally be winning the Chelsea faithful around.
After a dreadful run of results which threatened to see the club’s season capitulate, Potter has reverted to a back three and scored back-to-back wins.
Todd Boehly and Graham Potter in Chelsea training
Boehly embraced Potter in a hug after Chelsea’s win
Boehly was spotted with a beer in his hand as wellCredit: Paramount
This included last night’s victory over Borussia Dortmund, which saw Chelsea into the Champions League quarter-finals.
The win clearly delighted Blues owner Todd Boehly too.
The American, pictured with a beer in hand, was seen waiting in the tunnel for Potter after the game.
And as the former Brighton boss came down the tunnel Boehly hugged Potter – no doubt partly a release of built-up stress from previous months.
Fans were in a similarly jubilant mood, taking to Twitter to back the under-fire boss.
One user said: “I fully trust the process now.”
A second admitted: “I’m very cautiously f***ing excited 🔥🔥🔥🔥🧢🧢.”
While a third added: “My Owner and Manager.”
The match saw Raheem Sterling and a controversial re-taken Kai Havertz penalty guide Chelsea into the next round.
Fans also praised a MotM performance from Marc Cucurella, who has struggled since moving to Stamford Bridge in the summer.
It makes Chelsea the first English club to win a Champions League knockout game this season after all four Premier League representatives drew or lost the opening legs.
Despite the result, Potter still has some way to go in convincing the whole fanbase to get behind him.
Winning the next game against Leicester would be a good start to achieving this.
Here are Chelsea’s next five league games
