“Please don’t sell him” “Chelsea can still improve him” – Former Chelsea player tells Enzo Maresca not to sell frustrating Chelsea star
Nicolas Jackson was already a frustrating player – mixing incredible moments with dreadful misses. But his two red cards in 3 games recently pushed a lot of Blues fans over the edge, convincing them this wasn’t a project worth persevering with.
Former Chelsea striker on Jackson’s strong points
But one person who does like Jackson (and knows a thing or two about strikers) is Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. On Jon Obi Mikel’s podcast recently, the former Chelsea striker listed what he liked about the Senegal star, despite his flaws:
“I really like Jackson. Because a) he brings a lot of energy to the team. People don’t see that. You know, the pressing from the front, the work rate all that kind of stuff is very important for a successful team. Then, b) he gets lots of chance. I’d rather have a striker that gets lots of chances than a striker who doesn’t get chances,” Hasselbaink explained.
“So first of all he’s getting chances, now we can work on him finishing, to make him calmer and to understand. Let’s not forget. Before Villarreal, he was playing nowhere… and he’s still very young. So you can still improve him.”
You can see JFH speaking in the clip embedded here:
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