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(Video): Chelsea’s big chance to win wasted by Brazilian sub

Chelsea have just drawn their first game of the season 0-0 at Stamford Bridge.

It was a game that promised a lot to start with, but after a bright start the Blues’ tempo dropped and they never really recovered it.

They had very little in terms of cohesive attacking play, and Dean Henderson in the Crystal Palace had an easy game in the end. Even the injection of Estevao Willian in the second period only brought a brief spark.

Given Palace scored a disallowed goal, this was a disappointing day out.

Andrey Santos wastes Chelsea’s best chance to win

Chelsea’s big chance to win wasted by Brazilian sub

Enzo Maresca looks to the skies after Andrey Santos’ miss.

There was one moment right at the death where the Blues had the chance to steal 3 points. Marc Cucurella and Liam Delap finally managed to create something down the left, and the full back cut the ball back into the box where Andrey Santos was running onto it.

The sub had to do better – he spooned the chance miles over and you could see from the reactions of his teammates and his manager that they knew that was the moment to win it.

You can see Santos’ chance in the clips embedded here:

[Footage from Sky Sports]

[Footage from Charlie Patrick]

Chelsea need to work on attacking combination play to make weapons effective

This was only game one, and there’s a lot more to come. But after such a positive summer, with a win in the Club World Cup and two impressive showings in our friendlies last week, it felt like a worrying return to

We’ve added so much attacking quality in the transfer market, yet it counted for nothing today. Joao Pedro wasn’t able to do anything leading the line, and there was little supply to him from the midfield from out wide.