There was an answer Graham Potter gave when asked about a reliable No.9 not being among Chelsea’s January arrivals that looked even more significant as things developed in the wake of it.
‘We have tried to address it [Chelsea’s scoring issues] in terms of helping the team attack better,’ he began.
‘You can zoom into one position but in the last four or five years teams have won the Premier League without a recognised centre-forward.
‘I understand the point but it is better for the team to attack better, to play better, to create more chances, to be more dangerous in attack and that will solve that problem.