Play Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson in the identical beginning lineup? May that work? Sure, it completely might.
Once more, I’ve picked up on a response submit I noticed on X final night time after our 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, and this had me intrigued.
@VdykCFC wrote:
‘Genuinely assume if Jackson had one other ST subsequent to him then we might most likely 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 targets a season.
‘Wholeheartedly consider that the Jackson x Delap combo would reek havoc on Premier League defences, they’d complement one another so nicely. Want Maresca to present it a go when/if we signal Delap — Jackson x Delap may very well be the blueprint…’
So I feel this remark is a little bit excessive, I don’t assume by merely signing Delap alone we might win the league. We’d like a complete new backbone to this crew to try this, as I discussed in one other article at this time. Nevertheless, the bottom of what he’s saying I do agree with.
I consider additionally that Jackson and Delap might genuinely praise one another if taking part in in the identical crew.
I’m utilizing Delap right here due to his fashion of play, stature, and him being probably the most closely linked striker to us proper now [from what our sources are hearing]. However folks know I’m additionally an enormous fan of Viktor Gyokeres as nicely, and he’s one other true 9 I might like to see are available in.
However I additionally actually price Delap and what he might deliver. I’d like to see him come to Chelsea. I really like his presence up there, bullying defenders and scaring them foolish. He additionally has an excellent end on him, one thing I feel we might 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 might signal Mathys Tel for? A second or vast striker? Or a left winger? Simply watch the best way Jackson performs and what he’s greatest 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 sometimes will get a shot off. Think about if he did that vast on the left? Possibly he wouldn’t have the defensive output to be a winger on this Enzo Maresca system, I’m unsure. However he’s younger, so he might be taught. I see him way more as a large participant than I do as a 9. I actually consider this might be his calling. He does a job as a 9, for certain, however he doesn’t present the physicality, stature, and focus 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 discuss former gamers. However I can not 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 in case you put extra of a goal man kind up with him, we might actually see super success.
Everyone knows Jackson wants extra assist with targets as nicely, so transferring him wider would take a few of the strain off that facet of it, as a result of I’m certain he’s feeling it each time an enormous likelihood comes his method and he fluffs it.
I clearly do not 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 try this and we signal an precise striker as an alternative? With the Mykhailo Mudryk scenario, perhaps Jackson might present the duvet there too?
I do know Tel has a lot better ball-striking than Jackson does in the mean time, however I’m talking extra when it comes to the profile of Tel and the place he performs. Jackson can try this position and the cash can be higher spent signing and out and out striker, which is what we actually want.
Earlier than you drop your ideas, I’m on no account 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 method.
