Play Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson in the identical beginning lineup? May that work? Sure, it completely might.
Once more, I’ve picked up on a response publish I noticed on X final evening after our 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, and this had me intrigued.
@VdykCFC wrote:
‘Genuinely suppose if Jackson had one other ST subsequent to him then we might in all probability win the league. Take the stress of scoring off him and share it with the opposite ST — let him play his pure recreation, which isn’t scoring 20 objectives a season.
‘Wholeheartedly imagine that the Jackson x Delap combo would reek havoc on Premier League defences, they’d complement one another so nicely. Want Maresca to provide it a go when/if we signal Delap — Jackson x Delap might be the blueprint…’
So I feel this remark is slightly excessive, I don’t suppose by merely signing Delap alone we might win the league. We want a complete new backbone to this staff to try this, as I discussed in one other article in the present day. Nevertheless, the bottom of what he’s saying I do agree with.
I imagine additionally that Jackson and Delap might genuinely praise one another if taking part in in the identical staff.
I’m utilizing Delap right here due to his type of play, stature, and him being probably the most closely linked striker to us proper now [from what our sources are hearing]. However folks know I’m additionally an enormous fan of Viktor Gyokeres as nicely, and he’s one other true 9 I might like to see are available in.
However I additionally actually charge Delap and what he might convey. I’d like to see him come to Chelsea. I like his presence up there, bullying defenders and scaring them foolish. He additionally has an excellent end on him, one thing I feel we might see extra of when he strikes to a greater aspect with extra attacking output.
And if he does come to Chelsea, why can’t Jackson be what they might signal Mathys Tel for? A second or huge striker? Or a left winger? Simply watch the best way Jackson performs and what he’s finest at doing, and inform me this isn’t true. How he collects the ball deep, goes on the flip, and simply travels at tempo ahead and sometimes will get a shot off. Think about if he did that huge on the left? Perhaps he wouldn’t have the defensive output to be a winger on this Enzo Maresca system, I’m unsure. However he’s younger, so he might study. I see him rather more as a large participant than I do as a 9. I actually imagine this may be his calling. He does a job as a 9, for certain, however he doesn’t present the physicality, stature, and point of interest that we’d like in that place. Liam Delap does.
I’ve mentioned earlier than that I actually don’t prefer to look again an excessive amount of and talk about former gamers. However I can’t assist in these circumstance however return to the Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka interval and the way good their link-up was. They complimented one another, with Drogba and his physicality battling centrally and being an output, and Anelka coming in off the left as a large striker/winger. I genuinely see Jackson as Anelka. And in case you put extra of a goal man sort up with him, we might actually see super success.
Everyone knows Jackson wants extra assist with objectives as nicely, so shifting him wider would take among the strain off that aspect of it, as a result of I’m certain he’s feeling it each time an enormous likelihood comes his manner and he fluffs it.
I clearly don’t know if Maresca would even take into consideration doing this, but when we’re taking a look at a participant like Tel, who’s extra of a winger than a striker, then why can’t Jackson simply do this and we signal an precise striker as a substitute? With the Mykhailo Mudryk scenario, perhaps Jackson might present the duvet there too?
I do know Tel has a lot better ball-striking than Jackson does in the intervening time, however I’m talking extra when it comes to the profile of Tel and the place he performs. Jackson can do this position and the cash can be higher spent signing and out and out striker, which is what we really want.
Earlier than you drop your ideas, I’m on no account saying that Delap is the degrees of Drogba, or Jackson is the extent of Anelka. However simply when it comes to profiles, they’ll play in the identical manner.
