I feel when watching this Chelsea squad rebuild that many people have had the identical issues, and doubtless nonetheless do (I do know I do).
Now we have all acknowledged that there’s a lot of high quality in our squad now, and I’ve talked about many occasions over the previous few weeks simply how scary our attacking midfield space is now trying. It’s ridiculous the quantity of high quality we now have in these areas. Christopher Nkunku will not be even getting a begin proper now for god’s sake. That’s insanity.
However the one factor that has at all times involved me is simply having too many uncooked gamers and with none assure of them turning into ripe. However it’s additionally a undeniable fact that simply because one thing is uncooked, it doesn’t imply that it can’t quickly turn into ripe, or cooked. And the identical goes for uncooked gamers.
If this all pays off, Chelsea’s squad builders shall be laughing. It was at all times a really dangerous technique, but it surely may come off. It may additionally nonetheless fail miserably, I’m completely not saying we’re there but by the way in which, removed from it. However gamers like Nicolas Jackson are displaying that uncooked gamers can repay.
Jackson was being closely criticised and even abused by some Chelsea followers when he first arrived. I’ve at all times voiced my issues about Jackson and I’ll by no means disguise that. I nonetheless have these issues about him in entrance of aim, and I’m not going to lose these simply because he scored two superb targets on Saturday and confirmed that truly he can rating the ‘harder’ possibilities too. However I’ve additionally at all times stayed open and able to change my opinion, however that may come over time. Jackson was tremendous uncooked when he arrived right here, however is he now getting ripe? Possibly. Time will inform.
Now while you have a look at socials or any Chelsea fan group, Jackson is cherished and everyone seems to be praising him, and he deserves it. It simply goes to indicate how briskly a story can change although. Is that simply Jackson growing? Most likely.
I nonetheless imagine he’s a much bigger menace off the left and see him as a large participant reasonably than centrally. However what he has been doing currently is a scary prospect for defenders. When he collects the ball, turns and runs, defenders can’t deal with him.
Apparently Edson Alvarez threatened to kill Enzo Fernandez after the sport on Saturday, however I reckon that’s simply because he was so p*ssed off with Jackson sending him to Tesco and again to get him one thing to have fun his aim with after he obtained nowhere close to him for the opener.
Jackson has been nice, and if he can proceed displaying enhancements together with his ending, then there is no such thing as a motive in any respect that my issues and doubts can’t be squashed fully. No striker goes to complete each probability, however Jackson’s ending is bettering, and if he can simply hold that elevating in an upwards route, then he’ll actually be proving his critics and doubters unsuitable.
Folks like John Obi Mikel has rightly talked about his issues about Jackson’s ending, however even he shall be complimenting Jackson this week I’m positive of it.
We should at all times keep in mind Didier Drogba and the way unhealthy he was in his first season right here. However then look what occurred, the person grew to become a Chelsea legend and was solely ever getting reward. Jackson may get there if he retains bettering, why not?
However the reality right here is that signing SO many uncooked gamers without delay and never balancing that out with extra established gamers, was at all times going to me extra of a dangerous technique in my view, and lots of others too together with individuals like Joe Cole and Frank Lampard who’ve each talked about this as effectively. However it’s additionally a method that would repay however will simply take time. My query is and at all times has been, do we now have that point?
Let’s see what occurs this season and the subsequent video games developing. I’m completely not going to get forward of myself right here or too excited. It’s a protracted season and we now have some very robust video games developing, these will actually check our high quality and whether or not our uncooked gamers are getting ripe or not. Some massive exams of character and mentality developing.
