Chelsea might sign a different kind of striker to Nicolas Jackson, Roberto Di Matteo has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he really likes Jackson plus he believes he has received some very harsh criticism since last season, and it only a matter of time before he starts banging 20-odd goals per season.
Roberto added that the Senegalese striker works very hard for the team and he is a good presser.
His words, “I like Jackson. I can see why managers like him as well. This season he has scored quite a few goals. He has had some harsh criticism last season. He is a young player, most of them are young, and it takes a bit of time to get used to the Premier League and English football. He works very hard for the team. If you want to press as a team, he’s the first one to start it and does that so well. He’s a very unselfish player.
I think it’s just a matter of time before he starts banging 20-odd goals. Maybe this season he has a chance. I would keep giving him the confidence. Do they need another No.9? Maybe a different kind of player to Jackson as an option. He has different options out there, they can play with a false nine. There is a really good prospect in the wings, the Spanish player [Marc Guiu], he looks very good.”
On the midfielders, “They all have big price tags! Not just at Chelsea. Even now you look at the January transfer window and the amounts they are talking about for players is astonishing. Don’t get fooled by the price tag, that is just part of the market.
Enzo is a World Cup winner, there is no doubt about his quality and leadership – I think that is probably why he is captain, because he has leadership qualities. Caicedo, he’s the N’Golo Kante player. Again, he’s coming good now. This season has probably shown why Chelsea wanted him. He was at Brighton and you could see the quality and this season he has confirmed what sort of player he is and what he will give to the team.”
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Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge.
The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. They won their first major honour, the League championship, in 1955. The club won the FA Cup for the first time in 1970, their first European honour, the Cup Winners’ Cup, in 1971, and became the third English club to win the Club World Cup in 2022.
On 7 May 2022, Chelsea confirmed that terms have been agreed for a new ownership group, led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter and Hansjörg Wyss, to acquire the club. The group was later known as BlueCo.
The UK government approved the £4.25bn takeover, ending Abramovich’s 19-year ownership of the club. Bruce Buck, who served as chairman since 2003, was replaced by Boehly, while long-serving club director and de facto sporting director Marina Granovskaia left, as did Petr Čech from the role of technical and performance advisor.
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