Chelsea played host to coach Frank Lampard led Derby County side last night in the fourth round of the Carabao League.
The game showed a lot of weakness in the Blues defense – which is likely to be the next area coach Maurizio Sarri will have to look into.
Chelsea won the game with three goals to two but it was a hard win for the Blues as most of the players were not spectacular and really look confused in the first half.
Below is Chelsea players’ ratings against Derby;
Caballero 6: he put a lot of pressure on the Blues defense but made some saves.
Zappacosta 6: he is the only defender that performed above average but he also created some spaces for Derby County to penetrate.
Gary Cahill 4: he and Christensen didn’t work together at the back, there was too much space.
Christensen 3: Maurizio Sarri was not happy with him as he did a poor job.
Emerson 3: he always wanted to move forward to join the attack but defensively he was poor.
Fabregas 6: he controlled the tempo of the match in the second half but lost a lot of challenges.
Kante 4: he looked out of place in the first half, Derby County players penetrated through him.
Matteo Kovacic 4: he was not at his best last night.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 7: he was once again good with the ball especially in terms of attack.
Willian 4: he was only better in the second half.
Alvaro Morata 4: he provided nothing in the first half and lost a lot of chances.
