The Champions League match against Red Bull Salzburg ended in a 1-1 draw, which prompted Chelsea to fire Thomas Tuchel.
For that game, Potter decided to start Sterling on the left side in a back three of Marc Cucurella, Thiago Silva, and Cesar Azpilicueta.
Gallas acknowledges that he does not comprehend Potter's decision to place Chelsea's £50 million summer acquisition from Manchester City on the field.
"That is a difficulty. I didn't understand why Sterling was playing as a left wing-back,' Gallas admitted to Genting Casino.
I find it challenging to comprehend why he would want to try something like this, especially during a Champions League match. When playing at home, you start Cucurella at center back and place Fofana and Koulibaly on the bench. Chalobah on the bench, and you put Sterling as a left-wing back? I don’t understand.
‘In the end, they didn’t have a good result, they drew 1-1. People will always judge the result, and the question is why did he put those two players in those positions?
‘Graham Potter seems like a nice guy and a good manager, but I’m still waiting to see what he’s going to do to get Chelsea back to top form.
‘He looks very calm, and looks like he likes to have conversations with his players from what I see from the outside, but I don’t know if he’s like this in reality. I’m still waiting.
‘He did a good job at Brighton, but Chelsea is not Brighton, he has gone to another level with more expectations, more pressure, so it will be good to see if he can be the right manager.’
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