Despite the early World Cup exits of Kai Havertz and Cesar Azpilicueta, Graham Potter still faces a major issue to bypass when he returns to Cobham. The Chelsea boss is currently working with a makeshift squad of previously injured, currently injured, youth, rotation and a sprinkle of first team players for a warm weather camp in Abu Dhabi.
The Blues face Aston Villa in a friendly on Sunday, but have no fit senior player to play at right-back and are still suffering from fitness and fatigue issues. This is without counting those that are still in Qatar for the World Cup or those that are soon to be back in Cobham.
There is no understanding of how players will react upon the resumption of club football, but it's something Potter will have to adjust to quickly. Out of those that went to the tournament, Havertz and Azpilicueta are the two so far to have been dumped out earlier than expected following the exits of Germany and Spain, respectively.
