Following their season opener against Manchester City where they lost 2-0, fans of Chelsea have expressed their interest in Victor Osimhen as they called on the club to sign the Nigerian forward.
In a game characterized by a loss of chances, fans of the club saw the need for a prolific striker like Osimhen to be brought in to convert the team’s chances in games.
@the_Lawrenz wrote on X, “Todd Boehly leaving the match early to go and complete Joao Felix and Victor Osimhen deals”
@Ibksports wrote, “Chelsea must get Osimhen if they want to compete for the top four.”
@iamdikeh: “all I can say is I’m convinced that Chelsea just needs a good finisher.
Osimhen please my brother, I’m begging you in the name of God, my brother please come abeg, just come abeg. Which kain wahala Chelsea wan put me inside this season.”
@CFCPys: I like Jackson but anyone who doesn’t want Osimhen or another top box striker is not looking at our best interests this season. Robert Sanchez is not good enough and Jorgensen is another young keeper who we are screwed this season if he isn’t a significant upgrade on Robert.
Man City beat Chelsea to start Premier League title defence
Manchester City got their Premier League title defence off to a winning start as goals from Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Enzo Maresca in his first match in charge of Chelsea.
Haaland marked his 100th appearance for the club with his 91st goal before Kovacic struck on his return to Stamford Bridge to give Pep Guardiola’s men the perfect start to their attempt to win a record fifth consecutive English top-flight title.
City were shorn of all four of their Euro 2024 finalists — Rodri, Kyle Waker, John Stones and Phil Foden — from the start as Guardiola opted to give them extra time off to recover from their summer exertions.
Yet, the champions were still able to lay down a marker against one of the few sides they failed to beat in the league last season.
Maresca has the tough task of moulding a functioning team unit from a bloated Chelsea squad that has 43 players and over 50 on the books including those on loan.
The consequences of those difficult decisions played out even before kick-off as Raheem Sterling’s camp released a statement expressing his dismay at being left out of the matchday squad.
Ben Chilwell was another to face the cull, while Conor Gallagher and Romelu Lukaku are among those not to have been handed squad numbers.
None of Chelsea’s nine summer signings to date were included in Maresca’s starting line-up.
Even more surprisingly, Enzo Fernandez was named captain despite being embroiled in a race row for a post on social media after Argentina’s Copa America victory last month.
City, by contrast, are a model of continuity and consistent excellence.
Haaland was one of City’s few stars to have had a summer off from international tournaments and took just 18 minutes to make his mark.
Jeremy Doku’s low cross was deflected by Bernardo Silva into the Norwegian’s path and he coolly dinked over Robert Sanchez.
Kevin De Bruyne curled inches wide and Sanchez leapt high to turn over Doku’s deflected shot.
But Chelsea ended the first half in the ascendency and should have been level before the break.
Ederson spilled Cole Palmer’s tame shot but was bailed out by Nicolas Jackson’s straying needlessly offside before he turned in the rebound.
Foden was forced into action earlier than Guardiola would have hoped at half-time as the lively Savinho was forced off injured on his Premier League debut.
The lack of pre-season minutes for many on show was apparent in the more pedestrian pace than normal for a major Premier League clash.
Chelsea did most of the pressing for an equaliser but offered City chances to extend their lead in doing so.
Sanchez made a fine save to deny Haaland a second before De Bruyne again fired inches off target when unmarked at the edge of the area.
However, the Chelsea goalkeeper was at fault for the goal that sealed their fate.
Kovacic was allowed to burst through the midfield unchallenged and took aim for the top corner, which he found thanks to a weak hand from Sanchez.
