It's hard to see them playing two
strikers against the Blues.
Not exact matches
Falcao has established himself as one of the finest
strikers in world football since joining Atletico and announced himself to Chelsea owner Roman Ambramovic in some style in August, scoring a devastating hattrick
against the
Blues in the European Super Cup.
That kind of performance in the opening half
against the
Blues will have them rocked, and we simply can not afford to go into the match using our usual system, which includes Olivier Giroud playing as the sole
striker.
Harry Redknapp does not believe that Chelsea
striker Diego Costa deserves to be given a retrospective ban for his behaviour in the
Blues» 2 - 0 victory
against Arsenal on Saturday.
Chelsea
striker Alvaro Morata made his first appearance in a
Blues shirt on Tuesday, featuring
against Bayern Munich in a pre-season clash.
With Diego Costa and Loic Remy currently unavailable due to injury, Drogba has become the first choice
striker for Jose Mourinho and proved he still has the knack for scoring in the big games by grabbing the all - important equaliser on Wednesday night in the 3 - 1 win
against Leicester City as the
Blues took a giant step towards lifting the Premier League title for the first time since 2010.
We have gained a top defender and sold a top
striker, Van Dijk scored in his debut game, taking the Reds to a 2 - 1 victory
against the
Blues (Everton) meaning that we progress to the next stage in the FA Cup.
Despite not having European football this season the youngster, who impressed
against Rovers out of position just behind the main
striker, believes that cups are still on offer for the
Blues.
The
striker has been clinical when he faces Chelsea; Sunday's match marked the ninth time he has scored
against The
Blues.
It seemed like the wrong option for Batshuayi as he struggled to replace Diego Costa as the main
striker last season, but scored the all - important goal
against West Brom which clinched the Premier League title for the
Blues.
Ronald Koeman fielded two
strikers in the shape of Dominic Calvert - Lewin and Oumar Niasse
against the Clarets and the
Blues started the match brightly, with Gylfi Sigurdsson's low shot kept out by visiting goalkeeper Nick Pope.
The 18 - year - old
striker was perfectly placed to tap - in the Robins» equaliser
against the side managed and coached by former
Blues Roberto Di Matteo and Steve Clarke, taking his tally for the season to six.
Blues striker Dominic Calvert - Lewin, of course, proved the hero in the final when he netted the winner
against Columbia, while Jonjoe Kenny was an ever - present for Paul Simpson's side.