Chelsea may be regarded as having rolled the dice by appointing Brighton manager Graham Potter as successor to sacked Thomas Tuchel, but the feeling might just be mutual.
The 47-year-old Solihull-born Potter has forged an outstanding reputation with his work at Brighton, following on from success at Ostersunds FK in Sweden and Swansea City, producing an attractive brand of football and a growing list of notable successes.
Potter, however, has yet to be tested in the sort of hothouse Chelsea will provide, a far cry from the stable working environment that has allowed him to work so superbly at Brighton, getting the freedom to create and build in the manner that has worked so well on the south coast.