With Samuel Eto’o scoring twice, Fernando Torres scoring one and Demba Ba failing to hit the net at all this season, it is my belief that Chelsea need a re-shuffle come January. Here are three Ligue 1 strikers that I think would benefit the Stamford Bridge outfit.
When Chelsea signed Cesar Azpilicueta from Marseille last year there was an air of excitement that followed. Having Ashley Cole on the left, Azpilicueta on the right and a central option of John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and Gary Cahill seemed as though it was a defence that would be beaten by few.
With news coming in that Oscar wants the chance to play for Real Madrid at some point in his career, here is why I think the Brazil international should stay put at Stamford Bridge
Juan Mata is an incredible player, there are few who would argue that, but he’s not enjoying the most of his effective starts of the season this time round. Now, with various outletsreporting him with a move away from Stamford Bridge in the new year, it could be the end of his time in west London.
Jose Mourinho isn’t one to mince his words. If the Portuguese coach tells you that you’re not playing, he usually has a good reason for doing so, and if he tells you that he wants rid of you in the next transfer window then, well, you probably don’t have too long left. And that is what the London Evening Standard is suggesting will happen to David Luiz, Juan Mata and former Newcastle striker Demba Ba.
With 39 goals in 143 games for Chelsea, a ratio of one goal to every 3.7 games, Fernando Torres has not warranted the massive price tag that was supposedly spent, for most. He has become a bit of a laughing stock after looking limp up top for the majority of his time at Stamford Bridge, but now with the Express reporting that the Spaniard could be on his way to make space for Radamel Falcao, is it finally time Jose Mourinho finally got rid?
Andre Schurrle arrived at Stamford Bridge with an air of caution in the summer. Although he starred for Bayer Levekusen last year Chelsea were already packed full of attacking midfielders and wide men, and were also expecting Kevin de Bruyne back from Werder Bremen, so where he would fit in was a mystery to most. Fast forward 11 Premier League games and he has made nine appearances, but completed just one game. If Jose Mourinho is serious about challenging for the Premier League, then I’d suggest that he needs to get the best out of the Germany international.
Using Who Scored‘s statistic system, here are Chelsea’s five most creative players in terms of average key passes per game.
Like a lot of people, John Terry has been a huge factor of Premier League football while I have been growing up and I find it remarkable that he has performed so strongly for so long. However, The Sun are now reporting that Galatasaray, managed by former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini, is ready to make a move for the Blues skipper.
So it seems that Chelsea will have to fight off interest from Liverpool and Tottenham to land the signature of Porto striker Jackson Martinez, which is no surprise. But with the news of competition coming so close to the January transfer window, here is why the Blues need to do everything they can to secure the switch in their favour.