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Roberto Di Matteo: Happy with striking options at Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo believes they have enough goals in the team despite only having two recognised strikers.

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Blues boss believes side have enough attacking options

Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo believes they have enough goals in the team despite only having two recognised strikers. Di Matteo has allowed Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka and Romelu Lukaku to move on this summer, leaving him with only Fernando Torres and Daniel Sturridge as recognised forwards in his squad. However, Di Matteo is confident they have enough attacking threats in the team to provide goals.

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"I am happy with what we have now," Di Matteo said. "I said that in certain areas we are a little bit light but we have signed some very good players and I'm sure they will score goals for us." He added: "We've got two very good strikers who can score goals and I'm sure they will. "Fernando has started the season very well, scoring last weekend. And we need the other players to chip in - Juan Mata, Oscar, Eden Hazard. "Frank Lampard always scores goals, Ramires at the end of last season scored goals. So I think we need to diversify it between the team. "We have signed some very good goalscoring midfield players and they will have to share." Di Matteo hopes summer signings Oscar and Eden Hazard can settle in quickly into English football and establish themselves in the side. "They have come to a big club and the expectations are high and the pressure will be on for everybody, not just the manager but the whole team as well," added Di Matteo. "We have to start well and try and get these players settled as quickly as possible and make sure that they can express themselves and all the qualities they have for the team."

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