{"id":146446,"date":"2023-10-28T19:12:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T16:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/?p=146446"},"modified":"2023-10-31T12:25:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T09:25:51","slug":"calls-for-osimhen-transfer-reactions-chelsea-lose-brentford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/calls-for-osimhen-transfer-reactions-chelsea-lose-brentford\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls for Osimhen transfer erupt as Chelsea fire blanks in Brentford loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Calls for a Victor Osimhen transfer to Chelsea have intensified, after the Blues suffered a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Brentford in the <a href=\"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/premier-league-news\/\">Premier League<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following Chelsea\u2019s 2-0 home loss to Brentford, fans have called for the signing of the Super Eagles and Napoli forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136340\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-136340\" src=\"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Victor Osimhen in action for Napoli\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Icon_LP_21291834.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Icon Sport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chelsea fell to a third home defeat of the season as Brentford maintained their 100 per cent Premier League record at Stamford Bridge with a well-deserved 2-0 victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethan Pinnock profited from an outrageous defending by the hosts to head the visitors in front shortly before the hour mark after Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s side had failed to take advantage of a first half in which they were on top of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robert Sanchez was then embarrassed in added time while trying to get his side's equalizer, failing to catch Neal Maupay as the Everton loanee broke with the ball, allowing Bryan Mbeumo to score in an empty net and secure the win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The result comes as a setback for the Blues who were looking to build on the small momentum they have been able to gather so far.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We take a look at a number of reactions from the fans who were visibly angered by the outcome of the match, prompting the Blues to go all out for Osimhen &#8211; who is not settled in Napoli at the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea need a clinical striker<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I speak for every Chelsea fan when I say We need Victor Osimhen In January <br \/>This team lacks a clinical striker ffs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CGtgUT1akp\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/CGtgUT1akp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Felix\u2b50\ufe0f (@felix_jnf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/felix_jnf\/status\/1718258282920284424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chelsea\u2019s attack has not been the same for some seasons now despite a number of changes to test things out. At some point, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz were leading the line but they were largely wasteful in front of goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the moment, they have Nicolas Jackson and Armando Broja. Jackson has already missed seven big chances in the Premier League, while Broja had not been a regular.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both strikers combined have just three goals in the Premier League this season, while Osimhen has already scored six times in just 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/serie-a\/\">Serie A<\/a> appearances &#8211; confirming how good he has been in front of goal this term.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Osimhen does absolutely nothing against Brentford\u2019s low block&#8221;<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Osimhen does absolutely nothing against Brentford\u2019s low block today btw.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Max (@MaxLondonsFirst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxLondonsFirst\/status\/1718267644636242157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another Chelsea fan has argued that Osimhen would have struggled against the low block of Brentford earlier today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To a great extent Brentford's low block was perfectly executed and Chelsea had no answers as they could not create enough chances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Osimhen\u2019s profile does not entirely need a chance to be created for him before he gets a goal. If Chelsea manage to intensify their efforts to get the Nigerian, he's going to help solve their problems in attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea\u2019s problem much bigger than Victor Osimhen<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not gunna like I\u2019d put any money on Osimhen or Toney not fixing this, it\u2019s a much bigger issue unfortunately, culturally we aren\u2019t the same club and there\u2019s not the same pressure and standards to win, we\u2019re a development club now, fans need to start seeing the bigger picture and\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pys (@CFCPys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFCPys\/status\/1718261818789904691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another X user believes Chelsea\u2019s issues are bigger than just bringing Victor Osimhen in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He might be right because the Blues are no longer in Europe and cannot get things right on the home front as their struggles continue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He went on to add that Chelsea is a development club which is not entirely true but it can be agreed that they have a young squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osimhen, 24, is just entering the peak of his years and he could be an option regardless of the current date of things at Stamford Bridge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea need to make Osimhen transfer move<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"da\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea needs VICTOR OSIMHEN<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; bemigho (@bemigho66) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bemigho66\/status\/1718274496799314166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This user was quite direct with his point, stating the Blues need Osimhen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jackson, who came in from Villarreal in the summer can't be compared with the Nigerian as the difference is clear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osimhen, who has scored nearly 40 goals since the start of last season, could be the answer to Chelsea\u2019s goal scoring issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea to spend big on Osimhen<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea are so spending \u00a3200m on Victor Osimhen in January I bet<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Olivia (@JotaBelieveIt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JotaBelieveIt\/status\/1718267940569600252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following another underwhelming performance in attack, another Chelsea fan has predicted that Chelsea will go all out for the Nigerian striker in the January transfer window.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 24-year-old has not signed a new Napoli deal yet, so an Osimhen transfer for Chelsea cannot be ruled out yet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calls for a Victor Osimhen transfer to Chelsea have intensified, after the Blues suffered a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday. Following Chelsea\u2019s 2-0 home loss to Brentford, fans have called for the signing of the Super Eagles and Napoli forward.\u00a0 Chelsea fell to a third home defeat of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":977,"featured_media":145035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no"},"categories":[14475,1],"tags":[49,37733,11578],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Barend Prins","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146446"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/977"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146446"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146792,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146446\/revisions\/146792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146446"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=146446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}