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Graham Potter has succeeded in these three areas where Tuchel failed.

 OPINION: Graham Potter has succeeded in these three areas where Tuchel failed. 
The Blues were back in Premier League action on Saturday, and had sealed a 3-0 victory over Wolves at the Bridge. 

The game had seen goals come from the Blues' attacking options, something which had rarely been seen in the Tuchel era. 

Not just that, there were noticeable changes and improvement in team set up that were not seen under the former German Boss. All of which will be highlighted below. 

Firstly, the handing of debut to Chelsea's signing, Carney Chukwuemeka. Graham Potter's choice to hand one of his starlets a debut demonstrates the trust that he has in the young players at Stamford Bridge that can help him through a tricky run. It's harder than it seems to just trust the youth though. 

Tuchel struggled to fully implement the pathway desired and was always focused on the here and now, the short term. He felt warmth with experience. Potter already looks to have brought a differing approach. 

Secondly, effective team rotation. Not only did Chelsea use up six members of their academy to beat AC Milan on Wednesday, the rotated XI that went out to face Wolves several days later had a backbone of Cobham graduates. Throughout the week, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mason Mount, Trevoh Chalobah, Conor Gallagher and Reece James have all started matches, whilst Armando Broja came off the bench and Carney Chukwuemeka also made his first appearance.

It has only taken Potter four matches, with two wins and two clean sheets now coming in a row, but the 47-year-old is standing by his early message for young players at the club. "I think that our goal is to make sure that we can show pathways for our young superstars to get onto the Chelsea pitch while getting them real game time," he said. Now, with a first home league win, Potter has already surpassed a feat that Tuchel didn't manage, which of course, caps our third point. 

Furthermore with less than five minutes to go on Saturday Chukwuemeka took his first steps onto the pitch as a Chelsea player under Potter and made his debut for the club. His league debut came two years ago for Aston Villa, and he made 12 appearances last season as well. But this was Chelsea.

"It feels amazing," he said afterwards. "I’ve dreamed of playing for the club I supported growing up, so for it to happen is a dream come true." Chukwuemeka's debut signifies something deeper. 

Not that Tuchel was against having youth around, but his trust in senior players meant that even with the 18-year-old and Billy Gilmour on the bench against Southampton earlier this season, Tuchel said he had no more midfielders to turn to. It was damning. In his 19-months, Tuchel didn't give a league minute to a Chelsea teenager.

There were cup appearances for Xavier Simmons, Harvey Vale, Lewis Hall and Jude Soonsup-Bell, but none of them came particularly close to truly getting the league outing under their belt. Pitty minutes doesn't really count for much, but offering time towards Kenedy and Michy Batshuayi instead of players for the future felt like another admission from Tuchel. The pathway may have been there, but it wasn't obvious enough, hence the battle to keep Callum Hudson-Odoi and Levi Colwill permanently despite their loan moves.

Now Chukwuemeka has had his first taste, he'll be eager for more over the next six weeks of fast-paced matches. "I thank God, all my team-mates, my family and the Gaffer for trusting me. Hopefully it’s the first of many. The Chelsea fans have been really supporting me since I joined the club and the reception from them today definitely gave me a boost.

"Before coming on he [Potter] told me to express myself, to play how I have been in training and to play with a smile on myself. I think I did that so it was good." Broja scored his first goal for the club with Chukwuemeka on the pitch. Gallagher got his first for the club last week against Palace.

 These are players Tuchel had around but didn't turn to properly, Potter has shown early willingness to, and he's getting the reward that comes from the perceived risk.

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