Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca says it’s a “good drawback” to have two strikers in kind after Christopher Nkunku’s hat-trick towards Barrow, however doubts he can play him and Nicolas Jackson on the similar time.
Nkunku, 26, scored three objectives in a 5-0 win at home to the League Two facet at Stamford Bridge in a cushty Carabao Cup win.
However Nkunku has began simply as soon as in 4 league matches, with Jackson – who has scored 4 objectives in 4 league video games – at the moment favoured within the Premier League.
When requested about his attacking choices, the Italian mentioned: “They’re each doing incredible. Not solely as a result of they rating, however as a result of they work off the ball. The best way they sacrifice for the staff. This is essential for them.
“It is a good drawback when you may have two strikers that proceed to attain. It is good you possibly can determine which one and since they’re in a very good second we will use them.”
However when pressed whether or not it may be attainable for them to quickly begin collectively, he added: “It may very well be. However the issue is the defensive stability.
“We will assume to put with Nicolas, Christo, Joao [Felix], Cole Palmer, Noni [Madueke], incredible! However then who’s defending? Me and also you?”
Pedro Neto additionally scored his first aim for Chelsea since his £54m transfer from Wolves and Joao Felix’s free-kick deflected off goalkeeper Paul Farman – as Mykhailo Mudryk additionally began – in a staff which noticed XI modifications made out of the 3-0 win over West Ham on Saturday.
Maresca added he’s making an attempt to unfold minutes round his massive squad after the match.
“If now we have the prospect we attempt to share minutes with all of them.
“Comfortable for Pedro, completely happy for Christo and for Joao, for all of them. All of them need to play from the beginning within the Premier League however they aren’t taking part in on this second. However the best way they take the possibilities after we give them minutes is incredible.”