Its times like this that Cahill must be thinking how grateful he is that he was born English and is seen as one of the first names on the England first 11. Otherwise (especially if he was a certain Brazilian fellow) he would be absolutely slaughtered for some of his performances like today.
As a result of Falcao having been signed by Monaco, and Lewandowski pretty much set for Bayern Munich, we need to do everything possible in bringing (at least) one striker of world-class quality to Chelsea, be that someone like Cavani, Jovetić, Dzeko or even Wayne Rooney. Every successful club needs that special player up front capable of changing a game, which sadly (current) Torres and Demba Ba cannot provide. On a goal-to-game basis all players I included above have notably goal scoring records, seemingly fitting in with Chelsea's recent inability to finish chances, and as a simple as it sounds a game won't be won without goals. If we are to release the services of one of our front men, not including Lukaku who I expect will be kept out on loan, I could easily see two of the four join our squad – and with Jose, additional strikers could be bought to recreate his old 4-3-3 tactic.
Best striker in the world. I just don't understand how it can even be up for debate. I really do not. He's not just the most complete striker, but I think he's the most complete player in the top 5 or 10 leagues currently. He's got the engine of Ramires, hold-up play of Drogba, aerial ability of, well, Drogba again, finishing of...Drogba in his prime, the passing any striker is really expected to have (better than any of our current options), instinct of Falcao, pace which rivals any player not in the 'elite' speed class such as Walcott, Ronaldo, Lennon, Doumbia etc; the audacity to try shots we wouldn't even think of like Ibrahimovic or perhaps Cisse of last season; the strength of 3 tanks combined; a first-touch which could rival Mata's and most importantly to me personally you simply don't see him not give his all in any club game. (He seems sad when playing for his national team but still gives a lot.) On top of all that, he's a beast whether defending or attacking set pieces. Our most important player from set pieces (defending) over the years was Drogba. He would simply win the ball back in the air or hassle opponents, hit the ball to Malouda, Mata or whoever's available, then try his hardest to counter-attack. This is exactly what Cavani does also - only Cavani has more stamina and pace. I think he's got what cannot be calculated or presented with stats. Just a special aura which only special players have. These players so often end up at Chelsea. When I look at Cavani, I see everything which represents this club which is slowly being lost with the decline and loss of our core. I think we need him. Oh, and just keep in mind he's achieved all that and hasn't been managed by a single top class manager in his career while also playing with no more than 3 top players at once at club level (Hamsik, Lavezzi when he was there and, well, okay make that 2 players.) Just imagine what he could do here under Mourinho. Edit: Other important traits:- He's a masterful penalty taker. He's as composed as they come. He's got above average dribbling for such a strong, physical striker. His ball control is something to be admired. He always gets the ball in place inch-perfect when he wants to round the keeper or fool a defender. Also unlike so many players we get linked to, he always performs in the big games.
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