{"id":292841,"date":"2023-10-24T05:53:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T05:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=292841"},"modified":"2023-10-24T05:53:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T05:53:57","slug":"chelsea-urged-to-sign-next-drogba-by-copying-liverpool-and-spurs-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/chelsea-urged-to-sign-next-drogba-by-copying-liverpool-and-spurs-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea urged to sign ‘next Drogba’ by copying Liverpool and Spurs – EXCLUSIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pochettino believes Chelsea are 'building something'<\/h3>\n

Former Chelsea star Shaun Wright-Phillips has backed Mauricio Pochettino to go into the transfer market and sign a striker in the ilk of Blues icon Didier Drogba, by following the example of their Premier League rivals. Chelsea\u2019s lack of firepower has been questioned so far this season as Nicolas Jackson, Armando Broja and Cole Palmer have all led the line at times but many have called for a senior striker to be brought in.<\/p>\n

Only three teams have conceded fewer times than Chelsea in the league but just 13 goals in nine games have exposed a potential issue, despite recent improved outings against Fulham, Burnley and Arsenal. Wright-Phillips has been impressed with the resurgence under Pochettino, but feels that Chelsea are still missing a \u2018Drogba-like player\u2019 up front to take them to the next level.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can see that whatever Pochettino is doing at the moment is working, it\u2019s just about putting the ball in the back of the net,\u201d Wright-Phillips told Express Sport<\/em> via\u00a0BetWay Sports Betting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if Nicolas Jackson scores that chance (late opportunity vs Arsenal) the game is over, but he tries to go round the goalkeeper and that\u2019s another thing with the confidence, they might need a striker – a no-nonsense striker.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou can say a [Erling] Haaland or [Julian] Alvarez or [Darwin] Nunez or Son [Heung-min], players who don\u2019t care how the ball goes in the goal. It doesn\u2019t need to look nice, it just needs to hit the back of the net. They miss a Drogba-like player, just to put the ball in the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chelsea could be wise to follow the example that Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham have set by bringing in ruthless forwards, as their two recognised strikers Jackson and Broja have hit the back of the net just three times in eight combined league starts.<\/p>\n