Many Chelsea supporters have been already asking the identical query throughout the match, about whether or not it was too late to cancel Jackson's mortgage transfer to Germany.
Tyrique George, a 19-year-old winger from the academy, changed Delap at Stamford Bridge and gave a creditable show whereas out of place, however he too may go away Chelsea earlier than deadline day.
On George, Maresca stated: “Immediately we performed multiple hour with Tyrique [George], and he did sensible.”
It was ironic that Chelsea's solely match striker, Joao Pedro, was himself filling in for star attacker Cole Palmer in his favoured quantity 10 place.
When George was picked, Maresca appeared wanting choices with winger Jamie Gittens – signed from Dortmund for £48.5m over the summer time – the one different attacker on his bench.
It's a outstanding state of affairs given Chelsea have greater than £300m price of attackers of their squad.
Nevertheless, Chelsea had determined in opposition to carrying three senior strikers due to Jackson's want to not be an emergency back-up, and with Nkunku having been sad on the membership for greater than six months.
Pedro Neto confirmed final season that he's able to filling in on an emergency foundation, with Palmer and George each having performed as up-front up to now. Academy striker Shim Mheuka, 17, can also be high scorer within the under-21s league with 4 targets in three matches.
In the meantime, winger Alejandro Garnacho was sat within the administrators' field on Saturday earlier than finishing a £40m transfer from Manchester United. Chelsea are additionally closing in on a transfer for Brighton's Facundo Buonanotte, who's able to taking part in as a ten or on the best wing.
Chelsea would have eight attacking gamers for 4 roles on the pitch after the 2 Argentine attackers arrive, with a well-stocked academy in behind them.
Nevertheless, they have to be suitably fearful about Delap to have taken a shock resolution to drag the plug on Jackson's transfer, at the least for now, and convey him again to Stamford Bridge.
