“They have no one like him”

Tim Sherwood claimed that Chelsea Fight without Nicolas Jackson and is irreplaceable even though he was not fertile goalkeeper. Sherwood pointed out that the Senegal striker creates space for players like Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez.

In an interview with Metro, former Tottenham star insisted that Jackson’s absence is a huge blow to Chelsea and that Enzo Maresca should find a way to succeed without ex Villareal man. Sherwood said:

“I think Nicolas Jackson is definitely dishonest. I think he is a focal point and a real presence there. He takes up the central place and takes them back to create a space to enter Cole Palmer. Palmer, in particular, profited from the space he created him. They need someone to lead the line and take the centers and create that space for them.”

He added:

“He was a big miss. He is not a fertile goal scorer, but he is certainly a threat and I can’t replace him. There’s no one like him – they tried him with (Christopher) nkunku or played with Pedro Netom as a false nine, but that didn’t work. to hold the ball.

Jackson scored nine goals and assisted five times in 23 Premier League games this season. Chelsea slipped from another to the fourth in the table and even found himself at the sixth at one point last month. Incredibly, the bluesi lagged only two points Liverpool Recently in December, but now there are 21 points leaders.

Nicolas Jackson expected to return to Chelsea after an international break

Enzo Maresca confirmed that Nicolas Jackson could return to Chelsea after an international break. He discovered that the attacker, who was injured in a match against West Ham United (February 3), is currently in a slight training and recovered from his knee problem. Noni Madueka is expected to return to action after the interruption. Maresca said (by 90min):

“He could come back, probably after an international break. Both he and Noni.”

“This is good news. Before the international break, we have two games – tomorrow and Sunday – and then we have an international break, we can recover energy, recover players, and then go for the last (part of the season).”

Chelsea face Tottenham Next 3 April, followed by Brentford later in the week (April 6). Blues have only one match away from London in April – the first part of their quarterfinals conference against Legia Warszawa (April 10).