Early this morning, Chelsea drew 2-2 with Karabakh in the Champions League. Former Premier League goalkeeper Given commented on the game after the game.
Givan told TNT Sports: "I just felt that Chelsea had reservations tonight and played with a kind of arrogance, or they came to the field thinking this was going to be an easy game to win."
"They had to make a major substitution at halftime and send in core players. Obviously , Ganaccio changed the situation with a goal in the second half, and may even have narrowly won at the last moment. But at the same time, in terms of defense... having said that, Karabakh could have scored a victory at the last moment. From Chelsea's perspective, the emptiness of their defense and the fact that they were easily penetrated at times would be worrying."
"Will other teams look at Chelsea to see if they have a chance of winning this tournament? Based on tonight's performance, I would probably say no."
"Obviously, they had a good performance in the Club World Cup in the summer, but I think they have declined since then and their form has dropped a bit."
"The defensive problem worries me. Caicedo came off the bench early in this game. Maresca may have wanted to rest him because he played too many games this season. Lavia had injury problems again and he had to put Caicedo back into the lineup and made three major substitutions at halftime to change the situation."