No one is doubting Paqueta’s ability, and he is more than capable of dragging West Ham out of the mess they find themselves in, but Potter’s whole ethos during pre-season was that he wanted a tight-knit group that worked hard for each other. In that regard, Paqueta let his teammates down.

Wearing the new Club World Cup winners badge, Chelsea was held to a scoreless draw at home against Crystal Palace, looking less than lively in their opening match. West Ham, which has spent more than $90 million to upgrade the team this summer, was crushed 3-0 by newly-promoted Sunderland.

Chelsea strolled to their first win of the Premier League season, coming from behind to thrash West Ham United 5-1 at the London Stadium. The Hammers had taken an early lead through Lucas Paqueta, but it didn’t take the recently-crowned world champions long to take complete control in East London.