8-pass Chelsea star showed Boehly has to spend

Chelsea have taken an enormous tumble of their race for Champions League soccer subsequent season, after drawing 2-2 with 18th-placed Ipswich City, having gone in 2-0 down at half-time.

The Blues held a whopping 74% possession within the recreation, generated 2.14 xG, created 4 large probabilities and took 34 photographs, solely changing all of this attacking enter into two objectives.

Enzo Maresca’s facet now sits fifth within the Premier League after 32 video games performed, one level behind fourth-placed Manchester Metropolis and three factors behind third-placed Nottingham Forest.

With six video games left to play, probabilities for factors have gotten fewer and fewer.

Many will use this outcome to proceed directing their frustration at Maresca, however after two defensive lapses within the first half and loads of missed probabilities within the second half, it is arduous to look anyplace past the gamers on the pitch for this one.

A kind of at fault (once more) was Robert Sanchez.

Robert Sanchez’s efficiency vs Ipswich

One of many worst performers for Chelsea as soon as extra was the person between the sticks. Sanchez has had a surprising spell between the sticks this time period and it solely obtained worse when the Tractor Boys got here to city.

Certainly, Sanchez solely made two saves within the recreation, in fact, conceded two objectives and solely accomplished 64% of his passes, usually placing his personal teammates underneath stress.

The 27-year-old had 35 touches and solely accomplished one in all his 9 lengthy balls tried. Not solely did he put Chelsea underneath stress when taking part in out from the again, however he additionally did not save the Blues to make up for it when Ipswich did get probabilities, conceding two objectives from 4 photographs heading in the right direction.

The Sanchez challenge is not a brand new one within the Chelsea fanbase; in reality, it is likely one of the most extremely scrutinised. However their different extremely scrutinised place is centre-forward, and in the present day’s efficiency will not assist to eradicate any of these issues.

Nicolas Jackson’s efficiency vs Ipswich

Nicolas Jackson has solely lately returned from harm, injecting some much-needed tempo to the entrance line, working arduous and giving opposition defenders one thing else to fret about.

Nevertheless, after a 5/10 show from the Senegal worldwide, in response to The Specific, it’s clear that Todd Boehly must spend large in the summertime so as to add to their hanging division.

Jackson has made 27 appearances this season, scoring 9 objectives and offering 5 assists for the Blues. Regardless of including much-needed directness from the entrance since returning to the facet, it is video games like this one in opposition to Ipswich that spotlight precisely why Chelsea must spend money on a unique profile of striker in the summertime.

The 23-year-old had as many as 5 photographs within the match, with all 5 of these photographs being off-target, in addition to hitting the submit from a decent angle at point-blank vary. Jackson solely managed 20 touches within the recreation, finishing simply eight of his 11 passes and shedding seven of his 11 duels – floor and aerial.

Chelsea had 19 photographs from contained in the field, had 55 touches contained in the field and put 46 crosses into the penalty space in opposition to Ipswich, however Jackson did not make an influence with all of that motion.

This proves Boehly and Clearlake might want to spend large this summer time, including a extra box-dominant centre-forward to this squad to battle it out alongside Jackson for the striker place.