What is it with Chelsea and failed strikers?
Radamel Falcao cannot, as yet be seen as a failure - his limp performance last night's 1-0 against Fiorentina is, it is hoped just a blip, and he will go on to forge an amazing partnership with Diego Costa or take his place and emerge at the end of the Premier League season a man reborn with 20-plus league goals to his name.
Yet, somehow none of us truly believe that is going to be the case.
The great fear is that Falcao will become and other Fernando Torres, an Andrey Shevchenko.
Now those who believe Chelsea's history started with the purchase of the club by Roman Abramovich, will be surprised that Chelsea's propensity to but duff strikers started then.
However for every John Spencer, Kerry Dixon, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink there is a Chris Sutton or a Robert Fleck - ask your dads or Google the names.
I suppose the truth is that getting a prolific striker is akin to winning the lottery. We all buy the tickets, but few actually win.
Falcao was a sensational striker for Atletico Madrid and Monaco before his anterior cruciate ligament went.
He was farmed out to Man Utd and scored just four goals in 26 games, 14 of which was as a substitute.
Going into the new season on Saturday against Swansea City, Chelsea has an injury-plagued striker in Diego Costa, a backup in Falcao who is most definitely a gamble and Loic Remy, a live wire hit man who, while impressing at QPR and Newcastle has yet to take his chance and perform to the level a club like Chelsea require. His two previous clubs were never tile or cup aspirants, he would be a big fish in a little pond. At SW6, it's rightly different, expectations are much higher and he is still, in my opinion unproven.
Chelsea's only other significant squad addition is Asmir Begovic - a man not short of confidence in his own ability.
I wonder while he sits on the bench game after game, if that confidence will remain.
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