Play Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson in the identical beginning lineup? Might that work? Sure, it completely may.
Once more, I’ve picked up on a response submit 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 may 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 sport, 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 properly. Want Maresca to present it a go when/if we signal Delap — Jackson x Delap might be the blueprint…’
So I feel this remark is a bit of excessive, I don’t suppose by merely signing Delap alone we’d win the league. We’d like a complete new backbone to this crew to do 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 may genuinely praise one another if taking part in in the identical crew.
I’m utilizing Delap right here due to his model of play, stature, and him being probably the most closely linked striker to us proper now [from what our sources are hearing]. However individuals know I’m additionally an enormous fan of Viktor Gyokeres as properly, and he’s one other true 9 I’d like to see are available.
However I additionally actually price Delap and what he may 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’d see extra of when he strikes to a greater facet with extra attacking output.
And if he does come to Chelsea, why can’t Jackson be what they’d 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 infrequently 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 undecided. However he’s younger, so he may be taught. I see him far more as a large participant than I do as a 9. I really imagine this might be his calling. He does a job as a 9, for positive, however he doesn’t present the physicality, stature, and point of interest that we want in that place. Liam Delap does.
I’ve stated earlier than that I actually don’t wish 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 when you put extra of a goal man sort up with him, we may actually see large success.
Everyone knows Jackson wants extra assist with objectives as properly, so shifting him wider would take a number of the stress off that facet of it, as a result of I’m positive he’s feeling it every time an enormous probability 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 an alternative? With the Mykhailo Mudryk scenario, perhaps Jackson may present the duvet there too?
I do know Tel has significantly better ball-striking than Jackson does for the time being, however I’m talking extra when it comes to the profile of Tel and the place he performs. Jackson can do this function 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 under no circumstances saying that Delap is the degrees of Drogba, or Jackson is the extent of Anelka. However simply when it comes to profiles, they will play in the identical manner.
