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Chelsea were far from their best as they escaped from the Gtech Stadium with a point after a 0-0 draw against Brentford. The result preserves Graham Potter’s unbeaten start to life at Stamford Bridge, but the lacklustre performance from a number of stars will certainly have given him something to think about. Here, Express Sport pick out four of Chelsea’s most disappointing players…
Marc Cucurella
Cucurella is yet to show the fine form which tempted Chelsea into splashing out £60m to sign him from Brighton in the summer. The Spaniard started in the left wing-back position over Ben Chilwell tonight, but did not display anything like the attacking prowess that his teammate manages on a regular basis.
True, Cucurella didn’t do too much wrong. But equally, he showed very little offensively, and it would be no surprise to see Chilwell back in the starting line-up for the Blues’ next match.
Armando Broja
Tonight was a big opportunity for Broja to shine, with the Albanian forward being handed his first-ever start at the Blues. But he failed to grab the opportunity with both hands, and was largely ineffective before being substituted in the second half.
He did show one impressive burst of pace to get clear of Ben Mee, but was then unable to make the most of the opportunity and screwed a shot wide of the post.
Potter will be hoping for better to come from the youngster.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Loftus Cheek is a curious sort of player. His tall and powerful frame should, in theory, be a real fear for defenders. Yet he far too often fails to deceive, and had another quiet game tonight.
He was also guilty of wasting one of Chelsea’s best chances when he blasted a shot over the bar near the end of the first-half when under little pressure from the Brentford defence.
Quite simply, Potter may have better options in his position.
Kai Havertz
Havertz’ issue has always been one of consistency, and this match was another demonstration of how frustrating he can be. The Belgian’s pure talent is undeniable, and on his day he can be unstoppable.
But on nights like tonight he may as well have been invisible, and Chelsea’s attack suffered as a result.
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