Boehly's plan to back Potter long-term goes out the window as Villa loss proves to be last straw

In football, results are everything and Saturday's home defeat by Aston Villa was clearly the last straw.

VOLATILE JOB: Chelsea have sacked Graham Potter as head coach, the club have announced.. Pic: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire.

CHELSEA 0 ASTON VILLA 2 (Watkins 18, McGinn 56) 

TODD BOEHLY took over from Roman Abramovich with lofty ambitions to change Chelsea's modus operandi, namely to end the era of hiring and firing managers willy-nilly, to no longer pay inflated prices for mediocre players and to widen the pathway from youth academy to first team.