Lampard told he needs to bring Heskey-like player to Chelsea
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard needs to sign his very own Emile Heskey in order to help his underperforming squad, according to Tony Cascarino
Following a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, we embarked on a 14-game unbeaten run in all competitions which propelled them to the top of the table, But they’ve struggled to maintain that form over the past few weeks with only one win in their previous five matches.
Timo Werner was signed by the Blues during the summer transfer window, and big things have been expected of the young German, who has had an inconsistent start to his life at Stamford Bridge in the opening weeks of the new season.
Cascarino likens Werner to Michael Owen during his days at Liverpool, but believes we need to sign someone like Heskey in order to help Werner find some form: “It’s a tricky one, because I’ve seen a lot of Werner and when he was at Leipzig he played alongside Poulsen who is a big centre-forward, and he played off the left of him and thrived,” he told TalkSport
“It’s a bit like Michael Owen; Michael Owen without Emile Heskey was never going to be the same player.
“Michael was blisteringly quick but had not the greatest of touches, but he always fired goals when he had a big lad beside him to take the pressure off him.
“Werner is exactly the same to me; he is blisteringly quick, his touch is not exceptional, he’s technically not bad but not great… he can’t play centre-forward on his own.
“He just can’t, because he can’t lead a line or bring players into play. He has to play off the left side of someone.
“The surprising thing for me on the substitution was when Giroud came off [against Villa], you have to put Tammy Abraham on if you are going to put Werner on, because he has to play off the left side.
“The problem Frank has is that [Christian] Pulisic was probably Chelsea’s most dangerous forward and he looked very lively and always wanted to get on the left. Pulisic is a better left-sided player than Werner in the way Chelsea play.
“It’s one of Frank’s biggest challenges he has got over the next few games.”
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The team lacks a natural creativity midfielder, Mount is not helping the team. Why not secure a player like Isco of RM
It is really sad that Lampard continue to play almost all is players out of position. He he had the opportunity to play Mendy as a full back he will do so. We can’t afford to be playing like this with the amount spent on new players during the summer. He needs to be careful because sooner than later the hammer will be on his head.