Cesar Azpilicueta has laid the blame for Chelsea's five-year Premier League title drought at the club's misfiring forwards.
The Blues captain, who recently committed his future to Stamford Bridge by signing a new two-year contract extension, has got his hands on the English crown twice playing alongside the likes of Didier Drogba and Diego Costa. But Azpilicueta admits that Chelsea's marksmen in recent years haven't been up to scratch, as manager Thomas Tuchel recently suggested that their No.9 shirt was cursed.
The Spanish defender led his side to victory over Everton in their first match of the new season on Saturday, although the Blues needed a penalty from midfielder Jorginho to sneak a 1-0 win. "You know, every team wants to score a lot of goals and not concede," Azpilicueta explained post-match. "It's true that maybe at the top it is obvious for the last few years we were a bit far."
