Jason Cundy says Chelsea summer signing Jorrel Hato ‘definitely’ must have been subbed off in the course of the Champions League draw with Qarabag.
Premier League giants Chelsea were expected to prove too strong for relative minnows Qarabag but returned to Stamford Bridge with just some extent.
Enzo Maresca’s side began well and took the lead through impressive teen Estevao Willian only to trail 2-1 at half-time.
Alexandro Garnacho’s second-half equaliser earned Chelsea some extent and ensured the Premier League side avoided a historic and embarrassing defeat.
Qarabag had lost all seven of their previous matches against English opposition and were beaten by an aggregate rating of 10-0 in two games against Chelsea during their last Champions League campaign.
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In accordance with Transfermarkt, the hosts’ squad is value just £22m in comparison with £1.5bn Chelsea.
Ex-defender Cundy said Chelsea ‘let themselves down’ in Azerbaijan and was particularly critical of £37m summer signing Hato, insisting he must have been ‘hooked at half-time’.
Much was expected of Hato following his move from Ajax however the 19-year-old Netherlands international has began lower than half of Chelsea’s games up to now this season and he made two glaring errors against Qarabag.
‘We weren’t great,’ Cundy, a presenter on Chelsea TV, told talkSPORT. ‘But whenever you’re rubbish, get something out of it – and we got some extent.
‘The sport was so open and loose. Each side could’ve won. Neither side deserved to win it. We let ourselves down tonight.
‘[Jorrel] Hato had one I’m afraid. Individual errors from him. He was lucky to remain on the pitch at half-time if I’m honest. I would’ve taken him off, I might definitely have taken him off at half-time.
‘The subs made a difference and Estevao was the very best player on the pitch. We live to fight one other day.
‘I’ve seen us win the Champions League twice. You’re not at all times great. It’s essential to discover a solution to get through to the knockout stages.’
Ex-Everton midfielder Leon Osman was also critical of Hato after Chelsea’s Champions League stalemate and said he hopes he ‘learns loads’ from the experience.
‘Jorrel Hato was at fault for Qarabag’s first goal and even before that there was a moment where he got himself right into a little bit of trouble,’ Osman said on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Football Day by day podcast.
‘It was when Camilo Duran nearly took the ball of him and nearly got a penalty-kick. I believed that might’ve been a warning sign for him to be sure he sharpened up for the remainder of the match but unfortunately that trait continued.
‘Chelsea will feel a bit unlucky that the ball dropped to Patrick Andrade, who finished it brilliantly, since it all got here from a mistake against the run of play.
‘In that one moment, every thing modified and Qarabag had the equaliser to bring them on the front foot.
‘Chelsea can have desired to work their way back into the sport and never do anything silly, but unfortunately Hato followed it up with one other mistake a number of minutes later.
‘It was a extremely tough spell for the young man, who I hope will learn loads from that first half to take into the remainder of his profession.’
Chelsea impressed of their London derby win over Tottenham on Saturday but failed to search out the identical energy against Qarabag.
A disappointing 2-2 draw leaves Maresca’s side twelfth within the Champions League table after 4 games. The highest-eight routinely advance to the knockout stages.
The Blues, currently seventh within the Premier League, return to domestic motion on Saturday against Wolves, who recently sacked manager Vitor Pereira.
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