Chelsea comes from one of their worst performance of the season, Having 57% possession in the match against BrightonTaking only seven shots and creating any great chance in the match, losing 2-1, being knocked out of the FA Cup.
Enzo Maresca was without its only natural central advantage against Seagulls, with Nicolas Jackson missing from injury, who saw Christopher Nkunku start the match at the front.
Despite its immense form in the cup competitions this quarter, it has had an impact on the overall game of the team at a time and outside the ball in a negative way.
Nkunku did not succeed a single Saturday, took only one touch in the opposition penalty zone And lacked pressing intensity by the forehead, which facilitates the Chelsea press much more easily throughout the game.
This shows the value of having a high -level central advantage, a bit like Newcastle currently does in Alexander Isak.
The incredible season of Alexander Isak in number
So far this season, Isak has been in practically unstoppable form. In the process of Make 28 appearances in all competitionsThe Swedish scored 19 goals and provided five assists.
The 25 -year -old is effective in all the phases of the game, pressing well with intensity, falling to help bind the game, but also being a good target for direct balls forward with his 4 -foot 4 frame.
Talisman de Newcastle has aroused great interest from other Premier League clubs, with tastes Arsenal and Chelsea would have been very interested In the Swedish international, having informed about his services in the past.
But, according to the evaluations of the players of the football observatory, Isak is Valued at around 95.8 million euros (79.8 million pounds sterling) by Cies Football Observatory And would cost a nice penny, potentially even more than this sum, to bring it back to Stamford Bridge in summer.
Remarkably, these costs are in fact lower than one of the current options of Chelsea, which was signed for Just 32 million pounds sterling in 2023.
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The Chelsea star is worth more than Isak
He is sure to say that the recruitment of Todd Boehly in recent years has been rather affected or missed. For every month Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez, there was a Raheem Sterling and Mykhailo Mudryk.
Alas, in a certain Nicolas Jackson, they hit gold.
Jackson has made 68 appearances since he joined the bluesMark 26 goals, providing 11 assists and already totaling 5,312 minutes. Despite being inconsistent, the 23 -year -old has already shown his overall quality in all phases, pressing well – who has been rented by Maresca himself – and contributing to the team’s construction phase, receiving in deeper pockets to help bind the game and advance the team.
“He helps us a lot in the way we want to play. He is fantastic. Everyone at first, nobody expected that from Nico. Goals, assists, the way we want to support, he’s always Aggressive, still there, he is fantastic. ” – Maresca on Jackson.
Well, this has been his remarkable climb to fame in recent years that, according to Cies, he is currently assessed even more than Isak in An 88 million pounds sterlingMaking him the 22nd highest player on the list.
For reference, another striker who was linked to a move to Chelsea is the very well rated Liam Delap of Ipswich. It does not make this list of the estimated transfer values among the CIES but was underway praised at around 50 million pounds sterling During winter.
Jackson vs Isak & Delap in 2024/25 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Statistics (by 90 min) | Jackson | Isak | Delap |
Goals | 0.47 | 0.82 | 0.45 |
Aid | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.10 |
xg | 0.59 | 0.70 | 0.37 |
xag | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
Progressive door | 2.12 | 2.90 | 2.09 |
Progressive passes | 1.40 | 2.90 | 1.02 |
Total fields | 3.26 | 3.45 | 2.01 |
Goals / Shooting | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.18 |
Key passes | 1.30 | 1.75 | 0.97 |
Creative actions | 3.21 | 3.65 | 2.40 |
Air duels have won | 0.67 | 0.90 | 1.79 |
Statistics drawn from Fbref | |||
When you compare the underlying figures of the three attackers, Isak tends to put themselves in the lead in many, showing its clinical levels and its ability to contribute to accumulation with its progressive actions and to create for its teammates.
However, Isak is also much closer to its peak, Jackson and Delap still having a few more years of additional development before touching these levels.
Peter Crouch and Joe Cole both praised Jackson as a “amazing“Player who deserves more recognition from the outside of the Fans of Chelsea fans, after having scored two against West Ham earlier in the season. While his shape has dropped in front of the goal, he still succeeded in Provide important assists, and Maresca clearly enhances his overall work in the extremely strong team, which has still been proven with his absence against Brighton.
Another striker to compete with Jackson and adding a different skills set is still necessary, but the blues hope that the 23 -year -old will be back for their next match, because Chelsea clearly looks like a much better team when he is on the pitch that when it is not.
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