I’ll start with saying that I’ve made it clear that for what this Chelsea staff want, the best profile and striker is Victor Osimhen. I don’t must go over why once more as a result of I’ve executed that sufficient. He ticks all of the bins for me.
No different striker we’re linked with ticks as many bins as he does. So if we’re lethal critical, then we go all out for him and that’s all we’d like.
My second selection could be Viktor Gyokeres, as a result of he’s a killer objective scorer and ticks the second most quantity of bins for what we’d like.
Once more, simply have a look at the quantity of crosses we had been placing in final night time to win the Convention League – two of our targets got here from crossing the ball. So that you desire a striker on the top of them. Nicolas Jackson managed to arm considered one of them in when he was attempting to move it in – therefore why he’s not a superb point of interest!
My third selection out of these we’re linked with is Liam Delap. I again signing Delap. I fee Delap, I all the time have executed. He ticks plenty of the bins, however not all of them.
But when we signal Delap, I’m completely happy. I’d ideally signal one other striker alongside him if we’re taking place that route, however in isolation, I just like the signing of Delap IF we pull it off. I do actually just like the participant.
Chelsea have typically been very timid this season, and what Delap brings is physicality and sh*t-housing – two key traits of Chelsea’s success over time. Folks examine him to Diego Costa, and I believe that’s spot on. He bullies defenders, he places himself about, he’s a menace, a nuisance, a presence up prime, and he’ll run all sport and press.
He’s received tempo, he likes to run with the ball, he’s very good at holding it up and linking up the play, he’s tall and massive, and he has an excellent end on him. He’s a one contact and bang sort of striker. He’ll hit it from any angle with both foot and solely has one factor in his thoughts. He backs himself in entrance of objective.
The one ‘weak spot’ in the meanwhile aside from in fact the very fact he’s nonetheless younger, uncooked, comparatively unproven, and never but the entire striker, is he isn’t but the very best at scoring headers.
He’s first rate within the air, I bear in mind him successful lengthy balls in opposition to Tosin Adarabioyo versus us this season and actually, he actually bullied Tosin that sport. However by way of scoring headers, he wants to enhance. I believe it’s one thing that may enhance and be coached, for positive, so it doesn’t overly concern me. I believe he can get on the top of plenty of crosses and shall be an ideal goal to purpose for on them.
As I mentioned, he’s nonetheless a younger and uncooked participant, so I fully perceive individuals calling for confirmed and skilled as an alternative – you all know I’ve been calling for this too. However I’d not be in any respect upset if we signal Delap.
He’ll flip 23-years-old within the winter, and he would arrive with over 100 senior appearances in skilled soccer. Solely 39 of these come within the Premier League, however that’s nonetheless PL expertise even when only a bit.
Take a look at this evaluation evaluating Delap and Costa by Connor Holden, it’s actually good:
The boy has coronary heart, ardour, and he’s a fighter for positive – We completely want these robust mentalities, particularly main from the entrance as a lone striker. Jackson typically disappears and shy’s away as a lone striker, and that’s as a result of for me he’s not a 9, as I’ve all the time maintained.
So there’s many execs for my part and a few cons. Ideally I’d prefer to see two strikers arrive if it’s Delap as considered one of them. However then I believe we’d need to promote Jackson, as I mentioned, for that to occur. If it’s Osimhen although, he’s all you’d want until Jackson goes.
I personally don’t assume it might be a Delap and a Hugo Ekitike, for instance. I believe it might be extra a chance signing. Let’s see.
I’ll make my thoughts up on how I’d really feel if it’s simply Delap and Jackson up prime for us subsequent season, IF that really occurs. I don’t assume that will be ultimate although.
