Former Chelsea star Frank Laboeuf savaged the Blues' performance in their 1-0 Carabao Cup defeat against Middlesbrough on Tuesday evening, and singled out one player in particular for 'absolutely appalling' decision-making.
Mauricio Pochettino's billion-pound squad were found wanting against Championship opposition, with the travellers the worthy losers at the Riverside in their first-leg tie.
Middlesbrough academy graduate Hayden Hackney's first-half goal exposed holes in Chelsea's defensive plans and wastefulness in front of goal saw the visitors unable to fight back in the second-half.
Leboeuf - who won the competition with Chelsea in 1998 - pointed out what he believed to be a lack of footballing intelligence in the side reviewing the match for ESPN.