Chelsea Torres and Drogba the Lampard and Gerrard problem

Chelsea Torres and Drogba the Lampard and Gerrard problem

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In previous seasons, the introduction of Salomon Kalou for Didier Drogba would have sent the Chelsea ma ses into a groan of discontent. However in Monday nights game against Blackpool there was a different mood, the sense that this could change the Chelsea performance for better, rather than for worse. This would have been the same if the 50 million Fernando Torres had been injured and replaced. It leads to the worrying question for Blues fans and coaches as to whether Torres and Drogba can work together, to form a potent strike force, or whether one of the two will always be forced to the substitutes bench for the good of the team.Kalou, for all his endeavour, is not a world cla s striker in the same league as Torres or Drogba. He offers effort and willingne s but his finishing is poor and the chances he mi ses on a regular basis frustrate the Stamford Bridge locals. So why, against the weakest defence in the league, was he the catalyst for Chelsea carving Blackpool open, rather than Didier Drogba, a man who netted 29 league goals for the Blues last season?With Kalou on the pitch Chelsea looked balanced and comfortable; there was none of the confusion which had bothered them for the previous 55 minutes. They had toiled hard but the fact is, up until Kalous introduction they had failed to open up the weakened Blackpool defence Marc-Edouard Vlasic Men Jersey once. With no striker being prepared to drop into the elusive hole, the defenders picked up their respective forwards easily and attacks faded into nothingne s. The fact that Chelsea were 1-0 up at the break did not hide the weakne s of their frontline and the goal was in fact due to poor Blackpool marking from a corner, allowing John Terry to punish with a powerful header.The problem is that Torres and Drogba are focal points for any team, both used to playing in the central striker role and used to players bombing past them drawing defenders away. Watching them you see they move in the same way and attack the same balls, make the same runs and generally occupy the same positions on the field. When Kalou was brought on he would draw one central defender out of position leading to gaps being NHL San Jose Sharks Women Jersey made in the defence, which Torres or Lampard could exploit.If Ancelotti does persevere with his two top strikers in a 4-4-2 formation, then something is going to have to give, in a similar vein to which England managers have tried to bring the best out of the mercurial Lampard and Gerrard midfield partnership over the past few years. Without a doubt the best midfielders of their generation the two have failed to come up with a decent partnership for their national team.So what are the compromises that Ancelotti must ask one of his strikers to make? Someone to stretch the defence would be the start; with only two players in the centre of his midfield Chelsea cannot ask E sien or Lampard to drive into the channels as this would leave the side to vulnerable to the counter attack. Therefore either Torres or Drogba must take up these positions drawing the defenders out of position and opening up spaces for the other striker. This is the role Dirk Kuyt played at Liverpool and also the role Anelka has been playing at Chelsea in the recent past, both playing the le s glamorous supportive roles which have allowed Drogba and Torres to excel. Ultimately this could mean the end of Barclay Goodrow Women Jersey a glittering Chelsea career for Didier Drogba, or at least the end of the days where he was a guaranteed start. There is no doubt the Blues would love to have Didier Drogba coming off the bench for the last 20 minutes where he could change the game and tear apart defenders who are tired after having to deal with Fernando Torres and co for the best part of the match. Whether Drogba would be able to accept this is another story. Being a player who loves a strop almost as much as Sir Alex it is unlikely that he would quietly slip off from centre stage into the wings.Chelsea need to trust Kalou or Anelka to play the supporting striker for the rest of the season before perhaps targeting a more suitable player in the summer. Such a player could be Sergio Aguero, or Chelsea could even trust the skills of the impre sive Daniel Sturridge currently on loan at Bolton. No matter what option Chelsea choose, there is no doubt the arrival of Torres at the Bridge has made the need for change at Chelsea obvious and now it is up to the players and coaches to adapt to this.
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