“That’s what you need” – Champions League winner points to big flaw in Chelsea team | OneFootball

Roberto Di Matteo is a man who knows a thing or two about strikers – he managed Didier Drogba to a Champions League title at Chelsea, of course.

Speaking about his old team and what they need to improve, he was very clear that a striker to help out Nicolas Jackson should be top of their list this summer.

“When it comes to strengthening the team in the summer, I’d probably be looking through the middle, first of all,” the former Blues coach said in quotes picked up by the Metro.

“It’s a very talented team, but they’re probably lacking a bit of experience, maybe, in terms of players who’ve had a lot of success, playing many years in the Premier League, knowing certain ways to win games,” RDM added.

“You can only gain that experience with time, and minutes in the league. I like Nicolas Jackson a lot, and he’s someone who can only get better. I still think, though, Chelsea need a striker who is going to score them 25 goals a season – if you want to win the league, or challenge, that’s what you need.

“That’s not a criticism of Jackson though; I also think another striker would allow you the option to sometimes play with two up-front.”

Chelsea need to add quality forward

There are certainly no shortage of options for the Blues in the market this summer we’ve seen the likes of Victor Osimhen and Viktor Gyokeres linked constantly for years. Benjamin Sesko and Liam Delap provide other, younger options.

None of them will come cheap, however. There will be hot competition for all of them. All we know is that the Blues can’t go into another season with just one viable option up top. And Robbie is right – if we want to win big trophies, we need big goalscorers.