“I know Chelsea fans will hate me for this” – Darren Bent insists Pochettino must bring back ‘raw’ Chelsea star back to first team
Darren Bent has advised Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino to reinstate wantaway striker Romelu Lukaku into his first team.
The Blues have made a worrying start to the new campaign, tying 1-1 with Liverpool before a humbling 3-1 defeat to 10-man West Ham United. A lack of firepower up top has been a problem for Pochettino with new signing Nicolas Jackson looking raw.
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The Blues have made a worrying start to the new campaign, tying 1-1 with Liverpool before a humbling 3-1 defeat to 10-man West Ham United. A lack of firepower up top has been a problem for Pochettino with new signing Nicolas Jackson looking raw.
Bent has offered his take on the situation at Chelsea with regards to a lack of a goalscorer in their side. He reckons Pochettino should recall outcast Lukaku, telling talkSPORT:
“I know Chelsea fans will hate this. He’s still at the football club, they need a number nine, i’m bringing back Romelu Lukaku.”
His co-presenter strongly disagreed with Bent’s advice for Pochettino but he went on to explain:
“What would you rather have no striker that can’t score or a striker that can score?”
Bent continued, suggesting Pochettino asks Lukaku for one season. He reckons Chelsea fans will accept his return once he starts bagging goals:
“If Pochettino can have a conversation with him and say ‘give me a year’… why not?” If he scores a few goals Chelsea fans will be like ‘okay fair enough’. But i’d rather have him playing there than sitting doing nothing. You’re paying him all this money to do what?”