"I don't understand": Ex-Chelsea defender left confused by Graham Potter's tactics

Former秋儿ea(opens in new tab)centre-back William Gallas has expressed his confusion over Graham Potter's tactics.

Potter replaced the sacked Thomas Tuchel in the Stamford Bridge dugout and took charge of his first game earlier this month, overseeing a 1-1 draw at home to Red Bull Salzburg in the Champions League.

And the 47-year-old made two particularly intriguing tactical decisions, deploying Raheem Sterling at left wing-back and Marc Cucurella as the left-sided centre-half in a back three.

Those choices baffled Gallas, as he explained in an interview withGenting Casino(via theDaily Star). The former France international – a member of Chelsea's first two Premier League title-winning teams –said(opens in new tab):

"It's difficult for me to understand why he wants to experiment with something like this, especially in a Champions League game.

"You are playing at home and you put Cucurella as a centre-back (you have Fofana on the bench with Koulibaly, Chalobah on the bench...), and you put Sterling as a left wing-back? I don't understand."

The switch from centre-forward to wing-back didn't seem to affect Sterling too much: Chelsea's £47.5m summer arrival fromManchester City(opens in new tab)游戏的首开纪录。

也就是说,还有待观察波特将如何use him and Cucurella – who he coached atBrighton(opens in new tab)– in Saturday's trip toCrystal Palace(opens in new tab), his first Premier League match as Blues boss.