Fabio Capello has accused Kalidou Koulibaly of playing with ‘no personality’ after his move to Chelsea.
The Senegal international moved to Chelsea in a €40 million (£33.8m) deal from Serie A giants Napoli in the summer.
Koulibaly was key to Napoli’s success during his eight seasons with the club, and helped Chelsea keep a clean sheet in their 3-0 win over AC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday.
But Capello believes the 31-year-old defender is yet to hit the same standard he reached at Napoli.
‘At Chelsea he has no personality,’ Capello told Sky Sports Italy. ‘When he has the ball at his feet he hesitates. He is not playing quickly, he does not do what he did at Napoli.
‘At Napoli he commanded, he came forward, he made long passes, now he has the ball between his feet, he does not know who to pass it to and he always plays passes to someone only a few metres away.
‘Actually, he is surprising me. I thought he had a great personality, and for Chelsea he would be really important and explode straight away. And yet, at this moment, this is not him.’
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Meanwhile, Graham Potter says he is ‘concerned’ over Wesley Fofana after he was forced off in the first half of the game with a knee injury and was forced to leave Stamford Bridge on crutches.
‘We’ll have to scan it tomorrow and see how it is,’ Potter said after Chelsea’s victory over AC Milan.
‘I wouldn’t want to speculate on it now but we’re concerned and hope for the best.
‘We’ll support him but we don’t know yet, we’ll get the scan results tomorrow. Fingers crossed. There’s nothing to report at the moment but it was the one disappointing thing of the evening.’
