Chelsea followers had been left with extra questions than solutions following Graham Potter’s managerial debut.
The previous Brighton boss changed Thomas Tuchel following the Blues’ 1-0 defeat at Dinamo Zagreb however couldn’t encourage a revival.
Regardless of dominating possession and taking the lead by means of Raheem Sterling, a uncommon Thiago Silva error led to a Noah Okafor equaliser within the seventy fifth minute because the Austrians snatched a 1-1 draw.
Ex-Blues defender Scott Minto noticed indicators of promise from Potter, who utilised an uncommon, fluid formation with a daring crew choice.
Nevertheless, Minto stays unconvinced by his former facet – and singled out summer season signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for criticism after an nameless show.
“It’s an enormous disappointment,” Minto instructed talkSPORT. “You knew, the way in which they weren’t controlling the sport in midfield.
“At 1-0, you management the tempo of the sport, and Chelsea weren’t doing that.
“Having stated that, the objective itself… we’ve waxed lyrical about him, however Thiago Silva. What are you doing diving in?
“He doesn’t normally dive in. I don’t know if it’s a tiredness thing.
“He dives in when he didn’t need to. Cesar Azpilicueta wasn’t tight enough, either.
“If it was a boxing match, I’d give it to Chelsea on points, but they didn’t do enough to really deserve the win.
“They dominated but Potted would give that a six out of ten. There is a lot of work to do, both defensively and going forward.
“He swapped half the crew together with his substitutions. Some labored, some didn’t. You can also make it a little bit bit scrappy while you take half the crew off.
“I favored what he was doing with the system. It was troublesome to learn earlier than the sport but it surely suited particular person gamers.
“Chelsea’s large drawback has been scoring objectives and Aubameyang seemed a mile off it tonight.”
Whereas there are questions over numerous Blues gamers, right-back Reece James delivered one other distinctive efficiency.
And Minto steered Potter should want he might deploy the England star everywhere in the pitch.
“Potter should want there have been 5 of Reece James,” Minto added. “He’s simply very good.
“He’s Chelsea’s finest participant in the meanwhile.”
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