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– Chelsea boss Graham Potter joked that he is “growing into his face like a fine wine” when it was suggested he has had a ‘glow up’ since arriving at Stamford Bridge.
– During Potter’s news conference before Chelsea’s trip to Aston Villa on Sunday, his sartorial choices were an unexpected point of discussion.
– “Somebody said to me the other day that I have had a ‘glow up’,” he said.
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– “I have no idea what that is. I am growing into my face like fine wine.”
– Potter concedes that leading Chelsea makes him more “high profile” and that his “face is unfortunately too often on the television”, but the 47-year-old still expressed surprise at social media talk of a makeover since he took over as Blues boss in September.
– “I have had a haircut from somebody that cuts the lads’ hair,” added Potter, who has led Chelsea to a draw and four wins in his first five games in charge.
– “So probably that has made a difference, I don’t know. It cost a lot more than I thought it was going to.”
– Potter once told BBC Sport that he was resigned to never being a high-profile manager when, at the time, he was being linked with Everton.
– “It is hard to be a sexy name when you are called Potter, especially if your first name is Graham,” he said.
– “Add into that a long face and a ginger beard, and all the rest of it, and I just have to stick to being a football coach and work with the players.”
– There has been much talk of Potter’s choice of jumper on the sideline, with his trusty black sweater drawing comparisons to the Milk Tray Man, the iconic black-clad protagonist of Cadbury Chocolate TV adverts.
– Potter revealed he has been wearing a “lucky” sweater since he led Brighton to victory over Tottenham in April.
– “I used to wear the polo neck. It is not a new jumper,” he added.
– “It’s not that old but not new. If you check back – and I know this is not investigative journalism – I think we beat Tottenham 1-0 with that jumper so maybe it is a lucky jumper? I don’t know.
– “I would like discussions about me to be a bit more highbrow than about my jumper or my haircut but at the end of the day there is 24-hour news.
– “You need to fill it with something so it may as well be about my jumper.”
