Ashley Cole, Chelsea's most important defender, has spoken to the press this week to praise the young English frontman Daniel Sturridge, who has recently come back to the West London side after a successful loan period spent at Premier League club Bolton Wanderers.
The decision was made to send Sturridge to Bolton earlier this year after tough competition for places in the starting line-up led to limited chances for the youngster to prove his fine striking credentials in Chelsea's attack. Not many could have predicted the impact Sturridge would have at Bolton, with even the most optimistic Bolton fans surprised and delighted to see the striker grab a total of eight goals in just 12 appearances for the club.
The 21-year-old has now come back to Stamford Bridge and, despite the fact that the strikers who had previously been keeping him out of the first team (including the ever lively Dider Drogba and the yet to impress mid-season signing Fernando Torres, who has still just the single Chelsea goal to his name) still being at the club, a number of first team stars have turned out to back the striker for success next season.
Defender Ashley Cole has referred to Sturridge as one of the toughest individuals to mark in training sessions and, when you make a list of all the world-class strikers the Chelsea man has come up against in his long and illustrious career for both club and country, that's a statement worth paying attention to. Chelsea captain John Terry has also been fairly vocal in the press about the forward's credentials and reliable eye for a goal, as well as the crucial role he could turn out to play over the next five years for the London side.
With Chelsea failing in the quest to provide Manchester United with a sustained title challenge in 2010/2011, perhaps an injection of youthful talent and hunger to succeed is exactly what the Blues need as they prepare for a long season of rebuilding at the Bridge.
The decision was made to send Sturridge to Bolton earlier this year after tough competition for places in the starting line-up led to limited chances for the youngster to prove his fine striking credentials in Chelsea's attack. Not many could have predicted the impact Sturridge would have at Bolton, with even the most optimistic Bolton fans surprised and delighted to see the striker grab a total of eight goals in just 12 appearances for the club.
The 21-year-old has now come back to Stamford Bridge and, despite the fact that the strikers who had previously been keeping him out of the first team (including the ever lively Dider Drogba and the yet to impress mid-season signing Fernando Torres, who has still just the single Chelsea goal to his name) still being at the club, a number of first team stars have turned out to back the striker for success next season.
Defender Ashley Cole has referred to Sturridge as one of the toughest individuals to mark in training sessions and, when you make a list of all the world-class strikers the Chelsea man has come up against in his long and illustrious career for both club and country, that's a statement worth paying attention to. Chelsea captain John Terry has also been fairly vocal in the press about the forward's credentials and reliable eye for a goal, as well as the crucial role he could turn out to play over the next five years for the London side.
With Chelsea failing in the quest to provide Manchester United with a sustained title challenge in 2010/2011, perhaps an injection of youthful talent and hunger to succeed is exactly what the Blues need as they prepare for a long season of rebuilding at the Bridge.
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