Former Super Eagles midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has revealed what Chelsea needs to do in a bid to challenge for the English Premier League title, Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n The 37-year-old donned Chelsea\u2019s blue colours for over a decade and has been very vocal about his former side\u2019s performances, both the good and the bad.<\/p>\n Enzo Maresca\u2019s side started the season on the front foot and were somewhat involved in the title race despite Liverpool blazing past the remainder of the teams. However, the two-time UEFA Champions League winners have not won in their last four league games.<\/p>\n In the past two weeks, Chelsea have drawn against Everton, and have lost to Fulham and Ipswich Town. Most recently, they played a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n Mikel, fuming over the drop in quality of his former side, revealed the Blues\u2019 profligacy in front of goal has caused them to drop points.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are creating chances, we are still playing well, we are still doing the right things but we\u2019re not clinical enough, we\u2019re not scoring goals. We\u2019ve talked about getting another top, top striker who can win us these kinds of games, difficult games where if Nicolas Jackson is not firing on all cylinders you can give him a rest and then get someone else to come into the team and try to win us games and score goals.<\/p>\n \u2018We are not clinical enough, he is not scoring enough goals. He puts himself in the right positions but then he\u2019s not finishing, he\u2019s not scoring enough. He\u2019s not a striker who\u2019s going to get us to the top four or win us the Premier League title. He\u2019s not that striker. I don\u2019t think he can get us over the line in terms of winning trophies. For me, he\u2019s a player who can link up play, he\u2019s good on the ball but he\u2019s not scoring enough goals,\u201d the 2013 AFCON winner said on The Obi One Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Additionally, Mikel revealed his former side will be better if they can secure the services of Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen while praising Cole Palmer.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we had Victor Osimhen or the guy from Sporting, Viktor Gyokeres, trust me, we\u2019d still be competing for the Premier League. Nicolas is not scoring enough, the finishing, he needs to find a way. For me it\u2019s a bit of a worry because we\u2019re not scoring enough.<\/p>\n Without Cole Palmer, I don\u2019t know where we would\u2019ve been this season, definitely not where we are right now, he\u2019s carrying the team on his shoulders, he\u2019s creating chances, scoring goals, what more can he do?<\/p>\n One goal in six [from Jackson] is not good enough. You talk about top, top strikers, look at [Alexander] Isak at Newcastle, he\u2019s flying, that\u2019s what we need,\u201d the former Chelsea man concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Chelsea are currently 4th in the English top flight, and are ten points behind league leaders, Liverpool. The Blues face a huge task in the coming weeks as they have a tough run of games. Enzo Maresca\u2019s side will play against Wolves before travelling to Manchester to take on Pep Guardiola\u2019s Manchester City.<\/p>\n Then, they play against West Ham United, Brighton and Hove Albion, and Aston Villa, before taking on Southampton in the final week of February.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![](\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1057163432-1024x683.jpg\")
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