CHELSEA FLOP player Nicholas Jackson has left Stamford Bridge this Evening to join shocking Premier League Rival after critism from fans
What a different game Saturday could have been for Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea if they hadn’t missed so many chances against Man City. The west London club has had a lot of bad luck at Wembley in recent years. In their FA Cup semi-final match, they lost by a score of 1-0 after Bernardo Silva scored in the 84th minute.
Even though it was a little unfair to Chelsea because City wasn’t playing their best, the Blues lost because they didn’t take their chances on goal. Some of their chances were really good, and Nicolas Jackson missed three great ones that would have put his team ahead and possibly put them in the championship game.
The 22-year-old came to Chelsea from Villarreal last summer, but his first season in the Premier League has been pretty up and down. For a player in his first year in a new country trying to get used to the speed and energy of England’s top flight, 13 goals and 5 assists in 37 games is a good showing.
Jackson’s stats look good, especially for someone his age and at this point in his growth. They will definitely go up next season if he can improve his game a bit more. One thing that many Chelsea fans will say is that he should have scored a lot more goals because he missed some good chances during the season.
His first miss, in the FA Cup semi-final against City, showed that he was making bad choices even though he was clear. With Stefan Ortega being so close, the Senegal international could have taken a shot on goal from 18 yards out, but instead he tried to get around the goalie and missed the target.
Plus, Kyle Walker and John Stones were able to come back and cover City’s goal. The pass he made to Cole Palmer after that was too short, and Nathan Ake got the ball out of harm’s way.
After the break, Jackson couldn’t make up for that mistake because Conor Gallagher set him up for a goal. This time, Ortega chose to shoot. He got a good touch on the ball, and after Palmer’s accurate cross, he headed it straight at the German from six yards out.
It was a turning point in the game because the missed chances cost City, who started to put more pressure on and finally scored through Silva. A lot of people will talk about Jackson’s important missed shots in the cup game, but the player did show an amazing other side of his game.
In the beginning of the game, Chelsea was making it hard for their opponents, and the former Mirandes loanee impressed with his hold-up play and ability to connect with his teammates. There were a few times when the player did this, which led to some dangerous charges by the Blues.
Jackson has a lot of different parts to his game, and his ending is the part that lets him down most of the time. Pochettino and his teaching team may be able to help the player get better at that part of his game. If they do, the Blues could have a very dangerous player on their hands.
