Graham Potter has an abundance of attacking talent at his disposal at Chelsea. Just look at the Blues' last two fixtures. Against Wolves, Raheem Sterling, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Hakim Ziyech were all left out of the starting XI, while it was Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic and Armando Broja who took to the bench at San Siro in midweek.
Typically, there is room for just three of four attacking players in Potter's system, meaning players are going to be unhappy at different points. Havertz has started three of the five games Potter has managed at Chelsea so far, playing in a couple of different roles.
Against RB Salzburg and Crystal Palace, Havertz started behind the striker, whereas he led the line in the win over Wolves, with Aubameyang rested. He was mostly used as a centre-forward under Thomas Tuchel at the beginning of the season, but that was before the deadline day arrival of Aubameyang.
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Former Blues midfielder Ballack believes Potter needs to play Havertz behind a striker. While he scored against Wolves when playing up top, Ballack says the 23-year-old is an 'ideal' fit for one of the positions behind Aubameyang in attack - which were taken up by Mason Mount and Sterling in midweek against AC Milan.
"Kai has proven - even before that with Chelsea - that he can fill the striker role well," Ballack told BILD. "It's a pity though, because I see him in a system that is ideal for him behind the striker. There he can make even better use of his qualities.
"That means Havertz will perhaps not shine as much up front as he does behind the top players. You have to know that and that should be communicated by the coach that he will help out in attack."
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