A football team with no striker is a bit like a golfer with no putter: everything else is fairly redundant unless you put the ball in the hole.Chelsea have found that out the hard way in recent weeks. During their 2-0 defeat at Arsenal on Saturday, they enjoyed 65% of possession but had just one shot on target.
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Games – 3Goals – 3Assists – 1Wins – 2Draws – 1Defeats – 0During the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, Chelsea dominated possession and played well but failed to create any real chances of note and subsequently lost.However, a top-class striker is the only missing piece – the rest are all there.With the club in danger of dropping out of the top four and the Carabao Cup, their season could hinge on whether Higuain registers in time to face Spurs on Thursday night.
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