Ex-Chelsea, Celtic and Aston Villa striker Tony Cascarino has offered an interesting insight into the role of Michy Batshuayi at Chelsea, and found some special praise for the Belgian striker.
Writing in his column in the Times, Cascarino said:
I’ve heard an awful lot about what Michy Batshuayi cannot do
But the one thing he can do is score goals and his record of one goal every 60.57 minutes makes him the most deadly striker in Premier League history
Batshuayi is an unlikely correct answer to the question ‘who is the most deadly striker in Premier League history’, but if you look at the stats objectively, Cascarino is right.
The Belgian forward joined Chelsea from Ligue 1 side Marseille in 2016 and has so far scored 16 goals in 38 appearances for the Blues.
Cascarino continued:
OK, he has only scored seven so far but, among players who have scored more than five, nobody has scored more often – and that includes legends such as Thierry Henry, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Sergio Aguero.
Batshuayi offers a genuine threat and he should be appreciated
Batshuayi has made 11 appearances for the Belgian national team since 2015, scoring five goals, after scoring seven in 13 appearances for his country’s under-21 side.
With Alvaro Morata back in the Chelsea side, his role is to be reduced once more, but Cascarino doesn’t see that as a bad thing:
Batshuayi is a throwback to the days of the supersub.
These days you rarely send a player on with any expectation that they are going to score.
