4. They Are Short of Striking Options
Torress possible departure in the summer will leave the London side drastically short of striking options. With fellow Belgian
Romelu Lukaku heavily linked with another loan move next season, it would be a logical decision to bring someone like Benteke in, even if it were to play the second fiddle to Demba Ba. Though, even two fully fledged strikers is probably not enough to surmount a decent title challenge, something which Chelsea will look to do. Over the years, the importance of having sufficient striking options have been highlighted. Man United, for example, in their fabled 1999 treble-winning side had a quartet of players able to slot into a two-man strike force - Cole, Yorke, Sherringham and Solskjær, each boasting a great individual scoring record for United. This kind of squad depth allowed Ferguson to rotate whenever he felt necessary, a luxury that many teams simply dont have.