“Drop him against Liverpool” “We can’t risk starting you” – Chelsea star warned as he’s at risk to lose his place under Enzo Maresca
Former Chelsea defender William Gallas has cautioned Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson that he must become a more ruthless goalscorer or risk losing his position in the starting lineup to Chris Nkunku.
Jackson has four goals and three assists through seven Premier League games, while Nkunku has seven goals in all competitions this season.
“Enzo Maresca knows what he is doing with Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson, he has them in competition with each other so they know they have to be at their very best to stay in the team,” Gallas told Prime Casino.
“They both want to start and they’ve both been showing that they can score goals, if one of them stops scoring then the other one will play.
“I think Jackson should be targeting 20 goals this season after getting 14 last year, he needs to keep improving because he knows he is in competition with Nkunku.
“Jackson has improved but he needs to do better, if he gets three or four good chances he needs to be scoring at least two of them. At the moment he needs five chances for every goal.”