Graham Potter has been told to alter his team selection in order to get the best out of his Chelsea side. Having previously been criticised for over tinkering and changing with players it was a similar story against Southampton.
Despite the evident need for some much needed confidence, Potter chose to rest a group of first team stars including Thiago Silva and Reece James. With a high intensity match against Borussia Dortmund in midweek and both players' fitness of vital importance, it was an understandable choice but one that backfired.
The Blues were all over the place in the first half without their two most important players and weren't able to overturn the 1-0 scoreline despite waves of attacks in the second period. The record without James in particular is extremely poor and raised questions over the decision.
