Enzo Maresca says he needs a ‘proper 9’ to face low blocks but we lack one

I suppose you possibly can see why Chelsea tried to signal a striker late on after Liam Delap obtained injured. They failed with it and recalled Marc Guiu as an alternative. They tried to cease Nicolas Jackson’s transfer however in the long run didn’t need to as a result of he was adamant he wasn’t staying.

Jackson for me is just not a ‘correct 9’ anyway but in addition, can Marc Guiu be classed as that? I’m undecided he will be. In addition to that, we all know he’s nonetheless fairly a uncooked participant and has quite a lot of growing to do. And Enzo Maresca has confessed that he doesn’t see Joao Pedro as a correct 9 both. So primarily, we don’t have one, proper?

And for this reason Maresca’s newest feedback concern me. We are going to face quite a lot of low blocks this season, however Maresca is basically saying that he wants a correct 9 to face them? Proper?

Delap is out for round 10 weeks after which he might want to get match match once more. So we can be taking part in that lengthy with out a ‘correct 9’…. Hmmm.

Clearly you can’t predict accidents will occur, and it was unlucky that it got here very late within the window when Delap obtained injured and was extremely laborious to check in at that stage. However certainly they may have discovered one thing? An appropriate profile for what Maresca needs to play towards low blocks?

Delap is class however I’ve stated from the off I see him higher as a ten. He can present a focus, for positive, however he’s not a ‘correct 9’.

It’s a bit of regarding as a result of everyone knows what we face within the Premier League and as a rule, that can be a low block. As Liverpool nearly discovered yesterday, even Burnley can smash and seize one thing with a cussed low block.