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When Jamie Vardy scored against Chelsea in the Premier League, you could sense a bit of fear in the Chelsea players. Why? The players knew so well that it would be difficult to come back into the game.
The team is not playing badly this season under Maurizio Sarri, but in most cases, they lack a cutting edge – they are not scoring enough goals, and it is costing them dearly.
Chelsea are playing with freedom, something that has raised eyebrows, a departure from how they have been playing in the past. This season, the team is playing a nice, entertaining, and mesmerising brand of football – the kind of football Roman Abramovich yearns for at Chelsea.
However, despite playing nice football, there are some areas the team needs to strengthen, and with the transfer window just days away, this should be the perfect opportunity for Chelsea to do business and strengthen their squad.
Here are players that would indeed improve this Chelsea team.
#1 Jamie Vardy
The English international is a proven goal scorer in the league, and he deserves a chance in a bigger club like Chelsea. With Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud struggling for goals upfront, Vardy would definitely score lots of goals for Chelsea.
Actually, Jamie Vardy would fancy his chances of playing in a big team like Chelsea, considering his goal-scoring prowess, and at 31 years of age, it would be the perfect time for him to move on from Leicester City.
Vardy flourished under Claudio Ranieri's style of play, scoring a total of 24 goals when Leicester won the league title back in 2016. Chelsea are in dire need of a proven goal scorer, and Vardy is a player they need to sign at whatever cost.
#2 Mesut Ozil
Ozil is struggling for game time at Arsenal this season under new manager Unai Emery. We have seen the 30-year-old left out in crucial games against Tottenham and United this season, raising questions over whether Ozil will indeed make it under Emery.
On the other hand, Chelsea has been relying heavily on Eden Hazard’s creativity to win matches, something which is costing them dearly in games where the opponents sit deep in their own half.
Chelsea's struggles for goals this season have been attributed to lack of a creative player capable of pulling the strings for them when opponents defend in numbers.
Sarri-ball and Ozil would be a match made in heaven, and rightly so because of what Chelsea would achieve with the German creator in their ranks. The German international thrives under a possession-based style of play, and that’s why he played so well under Wenger.
Even though Kovacic is playing well at Chelsea, there are some areas the Croatian needs to improve. Kovacic has not yet scored a goal in a blue shirt, and hardly creates, therefore there is no doubt Ozil’s creativity and his eye for goal would see him start ahead of the Croatian in the starting eleven.
Final thoughts
Maurizio Sarri needs to look into the January transfer market keenly, if he is serious about finishing in the top four.
Chelsea’s troubles have been well attributed to a lack of goals, as witnessed in previous games against Tottenham, Wolves, and Leicester. However, adding players like Vardy and Mesut Ozil would definitely solve Chelsea’s goal scoring problems.
