Cucurella sends strong warning message to Nicolas Jackson after receiving Red Card in Flamengo defeat
Marc Cucurella revealed in speaking to the press after the game, the striker did indeed apologise to his teammates after the game. Cucurella at least had the stones to openly criticise his teammate, even in the mildest terms:
“He’s a young player with a lot of quality but maybe needs to improve a little bit in these things. He has to learn. After the manager spoke, he said sorry [and that] he didn’t do it on purpose.”
Meanwhile, John Obi Mikel, a pundit for DAZN, was much more open:
“Unbelievable. Stupid stupid stupid mistake. I don’t know what was going through his head.
“Your team needs you and he does that. He did the same at Newcastle… you can’t keep making these mistakes.”
Maresca surely running out of patience with Jackson.
Whatever Maresca says publicly, he must be fuming behind the scenes. Even before the Italian coach arrived at the club there were questions about the striker’s temperament and maturity. Since then not much has changed – if anything things are trending in the wrong direction.
With Liam Delap now in the squad, Jackson’s place as first choice striker is surely under serious threat now.