3 Things Potter got wrong vs Brighton and must resolve at Chelsea

Trusting the wrong Chelsea players

If the CFC trip was not miscalculated, the game plan certainly didn’t pay attention to BHAFC’s strengths. While the Blues team’s weaknesses, most of which were clearly vulnerable from recent matches and hopefully noted by coaches and gaffer, remained exposed.

With regard to respect for opponents, the 47-year-old seems the antithesis of an overconfident braggadocio, nor is he one who would be careless with planning. Potter’s intentions are surely honourable in all manner of business. However, repeatedly fielding onetime Seagull Marc Cucurella at left centreback even though he seems unconfident and unsatisfied in the role, in spite of a lack of options, seems uncharacteristically unmethodical and almost stubborn.

Meanwhile, using talented but struggling players of international star quality out of position is also questionable. To use such athletes as quasi-defenders when they defend so unsatisfactorily, might perhaps cause embarrassment for them and the team in general – as we saw in the Brighton debacle.

I am obviously referring to Raheem Sterling in the above paragraph. Criticising and questioning the England forward is fair when he is not producing on the wing, although it would be unfair in this case. Ben Chilwell must be utilised as a wingback, in the meantime Cucurella can get a rest as his suitability is surely discussed. It is time Potter corrected and resolved some of these problems, some of his own creation.