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Alan Shearer urges Chelsea to sign a new number nine

Alan Shearer has urged Chelsea to exit and purchase one other striker within the switch market after a season stricken by a scarcity of objectives. Mauricio Pochettino’s aspect appears to be lastly discovering a sliver of kind as we strategy the top of the marketing campaign, successful three video games on the bounce, together with victories in opposition to each Tottenham and West Ham. However regardless of scoring a mixed 7 objectives in opposition to their London rivals, the Blues are nonetheless in want of an out-and-out quantity 9, who can bag them a constant quantity of objectives. Cole Palmer has helped with this massively this season, scoring 21 objectives in 32 Premier League video games after making the transfer from Manchester Metropolis in the summertime. Extra Tales / Newest Information However fellow new signings, Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson, have failed to duplicate that influence though the latter has popped up with 14 objectives to date. Talking on Match of the Day, Shearer heaped reward onto Jackson however nonetheless outlined the golf equipment want for a quantity 9. “He’ll be taught, he’ll get higher, he’ll carry somebody in I’m certain.”…

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Chelsea player ratings against Bournemouth

Chelsea have been held to a 0-0 draw by Bournemouth, lacking out on three factors for one more week. In a traditional “bore draw” sport between Bournemouth and Chelsea, there have been possibilities for each side to win the sport, nonetheless significantly Chelsea who had 14 pictures with 6 heading in the right direction, and failing to attain. Learn on for our Chelsea participant rankings as we check out who didn’t carry out for the Blues, and who did a job… Robert Sanchez – 7.5 – Sanchez was one of many solely positives on this sport for Chelsea, as he made a number of massive stops to maintain them within the sport, and he additionally commanded his space very effectively, gathering crosses for the Blues. Levi Colwill – 6 – Colwill taking part in on this left again place versus his acquainted centre again spot, he was good for Chelsea in construct up and stored the ball effectively, nonetheless not a lot got here down his aspect defensively and he wasn’t overly examined in 1v1 huge areas. He additionally had a objective disallowed within the second half for offside. Thiago Silva – 6 – Silva once more was…

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