On a cold January night at Craven Cottage, it almost felt like Chelsea had found the answer. Having barely been with the club for 24 hours Joao Felix started for Graham Potter and seemed to change everything.
The Portugal star was a constant threat from the halfway line and showed trickery on the ball, the ability to move directly and most importantly of all helped Chelsea actually have shots on goal, something that had been severely lacking. The Atletico had six shots of his own, though did not find the net, and was starting to hint at why Chelsea had decided to spend in the region of £9million a loan a
Doubt soon returned as a rash challenge saw Felix sent off, receiving a ban in the process. However, there seemed little doubt he was the Chelsea player with the most quality on the pitch.
