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Former Chelsea manager Graham Potter has explained why Moises Caicedo struggled at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues midfielder Moises Caicedo, 22, made a £100m switch from Brighton to Chelsea in summer 2023 but failed to immediately make an impact. However, there has been a significant improvement in his performance in 2024. So far, he has started every Premier League game.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Potter explained what caused the intial struggle for the Ecuador international. “It is just over a year since Chelsea beat Liverpool to the race to buy Moises from Brighton…”, said Potter.
“There is sometimes an expectation that you sign players and they are going to hit the ground running, and be some kind of instant solution to whatever problem you have got. What people often misunderstand is that you have been watching a player who is playing a certain way, and functioning well in a well-functioning team.”
“When you put him a different situation, and in a team that is not functioning in the same way, you don’t get the same player – temporarily, anyway. They just need some help and support to get back to that point.”
“You have to understand the context of the club he went to, because it is fair to say Chelsea were in a period of transition for a couple of years, including the time i was there as manager.”
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