The Chelsea coach defended his Senegalese center forward after another poor performance against Crystal Palace this Saturday.
Turmoil is back at Chelsea. The Blues traveled to Crystal Palace on Saturday for the 20th day of the Premier League. A meeting which once again saw Enzo Maresca’s men drop valuable points for the four consecutive times since they had to settle for a draw against the very good Eagles (1-1). And Nicolas Jackson was not completely convincing in this match. Feeling the wrath returning, the Chelsea coach wanted to defend his player.
“He is present and ready”
If he was very well off a few weeks ago with his 9 goals and 3 assists, Nicolas Jackson, just like the Chelsea team, has been struggling since the end of December. Coincidentally, the last victory of the Blues dates back to the last goal of the Senegalese striker, during a 2-1 success conter Brentford on December 15. Four matches without scoring, the performances of the former Casa Sports player leave something to be desired. And the one against Crystal Palace really doesn’t help matters.
However, Jackson can count on the support of his coach. “For an attacker, sometimes he creates all his chances and has them but he doesn’t score. The important thing is that Nico had two or three clear chances today. This therefore means that he is there, present. He is ready and I hope that next time he will have a little more luck. Overall, I think Jackson had a good match.”defends Maresca. Not sure that this will convince some Chelsea supporters who want to see the results returned.
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