Surely Nkunku will be taking Jackson’s place. Sterling and Palmer have been Chelsea’s best players so far this season whereas Jackson has been torrid in front of goal (dont be talking about that hat trick - had to be up there with one of the worst performances for a premier league hat trick ever!).
I’ve always assumed that Nkunku wasn’t necessarily a natural striker, I thought he’d be playing in behind the main striker like he had at Leipzig with Werner or Andre Silva.
When they bought Palmer, I thought he was cover for Nkunku rather than Jackson being the cover for him.
I know he has played as a main striker in the past but I’ve always viewed him more as a Firmino type who benefits from play off of him more than being the out and out leading man.
I agree Nkunku isn’t a natural striker, but is Jackson a natural striker? He seems to be more comfortable in our midfield holding up play and using his tight control rather than being a dominating presence in the box scoring goals. We just don’t have natural strikers, and Nkunku is probably the best player that can pretend to be a striker
Surely Nkunku will be taking Jackson’s place. Sterling and Palmer have been Chelsea’s best players so far this season whereas Jackson has been torrid in front of goal (dont be talking about that hat trick - had to be up there with one of the worst performances for a premier league hat trick ever!).
I’ve always assumed that Nkunku wasn’t necessarily a natural striker, I thought he’d be playing in behind the main striker like he had at Leipzig with Werner or Andre Silva.
When they bought Palmer, I thought he was cover for Nkunku rather than Jackson being the cover for him.
I know he has played as a main striker in the past but I’ve always viewed him more as a Firmino type who benefits from play off of him more than being the out and out leading man.
Nkunku was mostly the CF for Leipzig last season.
Tbh I don’t know much about Nkunku other than he’s highly rated - but then again so was Mudryk!
I’m only really basing my opinion on what I’ve seen of Jackson and he’s not played very well imo.
Nkunku is a golden boot winner & not even a natural striker Jesus Christ
I agree Nkunku isn’t a natural striker, but is Jackson a natural striker? He seems to be more comfortable in our midfield holding up play and using his tight control rather than being a dominating presence in the box scoring goals. We just don’t have natural strikers, and Nkunku is probably the best player that can pretend to be a striker