Graham Potter attracts over £300m of new talent Chelsea However, his side has assured that it will be a united front on Wednesday. champions league trip to Borussia Dortmund.
The Blues have never faced BVB in European competition and are hoping to secure a second win in 2023 in the first leg to start the knockout stage, despite having a lot of cash in hand in January. is.
Chelsea’s form since the window closed has sparked rumors that an influx of new players has led to tensions at Stamford Bridge, but Potter said: work we have to do.
“Anytime you form a new group, once we all start working together, we need to take the time to understand what makes us tick and how we can help each other.
“That’s the impression I get when I look at the boys on a daily basis. They have a good spirit, they have good harmony and they push each other in a good way. We had a good session today and everyone is a team. and can be seen working hard to support each other.
“So, while there are challenges, there are also many joys.”
Potter’s stuttering 10th-place team has a six-game winning streak in all competitions and is set to face top form opponents.
BVB are third in the Bundesliga, just three points behind leaders Bayern Munich and two points behind second-placed Union Berlin.
Raheem Sterling was not on Chelsea’s flight to Germany, but Wesley Fofana, Dennis Zakaria and Mateo Kovacic are all set to return to Potter’s squad as they continue to build their fitness .
In January, Mihailo Madric, João Felix and £106.8 million player Enzo Fernández will make their European debut in Chelsea Blue.
Potter was happy to step up his ranks, but was adamant that it would take more than a new well-funded owner to replicate Chelsea’s 2021 Champions League-winning formula.
The former Brighton boss added: Thankfully, we know soccer doesn’t work that way. You need resources to win, but you need more than that. That’s the challenge.
“There are things that money can’t buy, and that’s where you have to do your job. My experience is that you can align your resources well, understand the opportunities and strengths you have, and have more resources than you have. You have to figure out how to compete with a team that has .
“Can Brighton win the Premier League 4 out of 5 times? No, probably not, because 95% of the league is determined by finances. , I want to be the 5% that goes against the trend.
“How you do it is understanding your ideas, the opportunities you have, and adjusting the resources you have appropriately.
“It’s like war, and sometimes guerrilla warfare wins. You don’t always have to have big guns and big ammunition. But sometimes it helps.”
