‘That’s the problem!’ – Rio Ferdinand slams Chelsea’s transfer policy after defeat to Dortmund

Rio Ferdinand says the failure to sign a striker is undoing all of Graham Potter’s good work at Chelsea, following the Champions League defeat at Borussia Dortmund.

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Chelsea lost 1-0 at the Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday night, courtesy of a sublime goal from Karim Adeyemi.

The Blues performed well but ultimately a lack of clinical finishing, and some great saves from Gregor Kobel, cost them dearly, and they have now won just two of their last 14 games in all competitions.

Since Todd Boehly’s takeover at Stamford Bridge, the club have spent £552million on transfers but signed only one senior striker – the out of form and unfancied Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

And when Potter updated his Champions League squad for the knockout stages, the former Arsenal star was nowhere to be seen, leaving Chelsea without a natural No.9.

With scoring goals the side’s biggest problem by far, this decision has been slammed by Ferdinand who was otherwise impressed with how the Blues played against Dortmund.

‘I think he’ll [Potter] find some positives in there. He’ll be saying, “Slowly but surely we’ll get it right”,’ the Manchester United legend said on BT Sport.

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‘They haven’t got a No.9 in this team. They spent all that money in the last two transfer windows and didn’t get an out-and-out No.9. That’s the problem.

‘Long term, I think he’ll go and get that. They’re doing everything up to that point really, really well. The way the team’s been able to pass the ball through the lines and get into those really good areas.

‘But again, they got undone by a clinical bit of finishing