The coach was sacked after just seven months with the Blues in April 2023 despite being the first manager hired by owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake and regrets that he was unable to get results despite leading the club during a "turbulent" period when the turnover of players was exceptionally high.

Potter told Sky Sports' 'Monday Night Football': "After speaking to the owners, they were very ambitious. They wanted to challenge for trophies and use younger players. The chance to have that opportunity to work with younger players and build an environment. We did some things well.

"All of a sudden there was a bit of adjustment to be done while still trying to compete, the whole team was in a bit of flux. There was a lot of adjusting. It’s impossible to play everybody in every minute. Finding that stability was a bit of a struggle. You live and you learn. It was a very turbulent period in Chelsea’s history. I wish I had done better."

Potter felt that his task at Stamford Bridge was made even more challenging as the club had become accustomed to winning trophies under previous owner Roman Abramovich.

He said: "The culture at Chelsea over a period of time has got them success so I respect that.

"I suppose you could feel that from the outside, the media and the supporters. Perhaps the mistake I made was that I thought with new ownership there would be a change of culture.

"But culture runs a lot deeper than that. Before the World Cup, we’d only lost three matches in the Premier League — one to Arsenal, who were top at the time, and to Newcastle and Brighton away — but the world was closing in and we were close to crisis.

"Perspective is not always easy to get, and at the time Chelsea were used to winning and competing. It was easy to say it must be the coach as he’s not used to playing at this level or worked at this level. Maybe he was the problem, and I could understand that as the results weren’t what they expected."