Eden Hazard has hit out at Chelsea’s desire to sign a target man this month and insists the way to play football is to keep it on the floor.
Chelsea have been linked to just about every striker over six foot four inches in the last week as Antonio Conte looks to add another striker to his squad for the remainder of the season.
The defending Premier League champions have been linked with moves for the likes of Andy Carroll, Peter Crouch and Islam Slimani but are now confident of signing Roma ace Edin Dzeko.
However, Chelsea’s desire to sign a player that is capable of winning plenty of aerial duels doesn’t sit well with Hazard, who would prefer his side play the ball on the ground.
“Football is simple. Keep the ball on the ground and try [to play] like we did [against Brighton on Saturday],” The Daily Telegraph quote Hazard as saying after the match.
“I think we have two very good strikers in Alvaro [Morata] and Michy [Batshuayi]. If they are not ready to play I can play striker, so I don’t think we need [another striker].
“Because we are missing chances, people are saying we need another striker, but if we are scoring goals we are the best attack in the league and no one can say we need a striker. It depends on the form of the team and I think we are happy with the team we have.
“Who is the best team this year? Manchester City. The strikers, [Gabriel] Jesus and [Sergio] Aguero, are not big. It’s simple. It depends how you want to play. If you want to play with long balls you need a target man, if you want to keep the ball on the floor you need a small guy.”
Interestingly, Chelsea have scored the most headed goals in Europe's top five leagues this season (13).
