Super Eagles Legend says Graham Potter’s team choice “worries”

Since Graham Potter changed Thomas Tuchel as Chelsea’s head coach, the staff has struggled, successful solely considered one of their earlier 5 video games whereas drawing two, and shedding two.

Former Tremendous Eagles participant, Victor Ikpeba, isn’t happy with Graham Potter’s staff choice for Chelsea’s quantity 9 place.

The Monaco legend queries why the previous Arsenal participant, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is benched for German ahead, Kai Harvetz.

The 31-capped former Nigerian worldwide revealed this after Chelsea had been held to a goalless draw by Fulham on the Stamford Bridge Stadium, with Aubameyang benched and Havertz enjoying because the striker.

Previous to that, the Blues signed the Barcelona striker to a two-year contract for a value of €12 million.

The 33-year-old was solely given a free switch from Arsenal to Barcelona in January, however as soon as Robert Lewandowski joined the staff, he was demoted to a backup place.

Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner left the London membership, however the staff required attacking Physicality to fill their vacuum.

Nevertheless, Auba’s contribution to the squad hasn’t actually been noticeable; he has performed in solely 10 league video games in 2022–23 season marketing campaign, beginning six of these video games, and he solely managed one objective.

It’s logical to imagine that former Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel purchased the striker after seeing the potential he may carry to the squad.

Nevertheless, after the German supervisor was let go, he misplaced his place within the beginning lineup, as Potter prefers the 23-year-old up entrance.

Given this, Ikpeba, in a dialogue on Monday Evening Soccer, SuperSport’s journal, blasted the previous English supervisor’s staff choice.

“I’ve my doubts, I’ve worries. A staff that has Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang I don’t perceive why he doesn’t play,” he stated as cited by Each day Publish.

The 49-year-old added: “Kai Havertz, with due respect to him, isn’t a striker. He can play from the wings.”

Since Potter changed Tuchel as supervisor, the Premier League staff has gone on a fully dreadful run, successful 36%, shedding 36%, and drawing 29% of its video games.

Talking about this, Ikpeba stated that Potter’s staff will lose extra video games in the event that they don’t alter their fashion of play and the supervisor continues to make use of the German participant up entrance fairly than on the wing.

“There may be loads of confusion going round on the membership. I feel issues have been dangerous. I don’t know the way Chelsea will go on a run of wins from the issues that they’re on proper now.” he stated.

Chelsea is presently ranked ninth within the English Premier League following the draw.