As most followers of Chelsea have noticed this season, the team are lacking a quick striker who can take on players and score goals.
On the basis of current form, I offer the prospect of Salomon Kalou to fill just this gap.
Long since disregarded as being a key player at Chelsea due to largely lacklustre performances, Kalou seems to have sprung into life, getting a brace against Boro and terrorising defenders against Stoke.
He has an uncanny knack of getting in the right place in the right time, even if he may only score about one in two. However, just about this time last season he went on a hot streak and more or less kept Chelsea in the title race, attaining seven crucial goals during the season. In fact, when the African Cup of Nations started last January, it wasn't Drogba we were to miss most, but the on form Kalou.
The only question is inconsistency, as he may decide not to turn up on the crucial game at Liverpool on Sunday. However, maybe, just maybe, he can provide the third dimension Chelsea so desperately need with Joe Cole injured. Only time will tell if he can sustain a good run of form.
He's hardly world class, but Salomon Kalou might yet play a big part in Chelsea's season.
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