Chelsea legend Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has slammed his former team’s performance as they drew with Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
Raheem Sterling gave Graham Potter’s side an early lead after capitalising on a moment of confusion within the home team’s defence.
However, the visitors failed to build on their advantage and former Spurs defender Serge Aurier punished them for their lethargic performance by equalising in the second half to secure his side an important point.
Speaking following the result, Hasselbaink explained that Chelsea failed to adapt once they had taken the lead, allowing Forest to claw their way back into the game.
‘It was far from good enough from Chelsea,’ Hasselbaink said. ‘You know at 1-0 up Forest will do something different, and you need to be able to deal with that.
‘What really worries me as that they don’t create chances. You have to come here and win. It doesn’t matter how, you need to come here, bottom of the league, and win.
‘And if you draw, the best player on the pitch has to be Dean Henderson, and that wasn’t the case. Its bad defending from Chelsea. Everyones looking at the ball and forgetting about Aurier.’
The result marks just the latest example of Chelsea’s struggles on the road this campaign.
Potter’s side have dropped points in six of their nine games away from home so far this season and have won just one of their last five Premier League fixtures leaving them in eighth, 18 points behind league leaders Arsenal.