- Pochettino compared Jackson with Vinicius Jr.
- Jackson has scored just once in five matches
- Pochettino demanded patience with Jackson
WHAT HAPPENED? The Chelsea manager revealed that he had a chat with the underfire Chelsea forward and advised him to be more calm on the pitch and in front of the goal. He also drew comparison with Real Madrid Vinicius Jr, who took at least two seasons to settle in at Los Blancos, in order to motivate the young striker.
WHAT THEY SAID: Speaking to reporters on Jackson’s poor run of form, Pochettino said, I had a meeting today (Friday) with Nicolas and Enzo (Fernandez). I said ‘Come on, a striker with four yellow cards for protesting?’ You need to get yellow cards but in different actions, not for that. Not so easy, so cheap. It’s going to put him in a very difficult situation with the team.
He understood. But Jackson is 22, he’s young. He needs to learn, needs to improve, needs to settle. He’s going to be a fantastic player. But he needs time. I like to make similarities with players at other clubs. Jackson is a fantastic player but he needs to be calm and relaxed in front of goal. I said remember Vinicius, he took three seasons, or two and a half seasons, to perform (at Real).
Nicolas Jackson needs to follow Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior’s lead, according to Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino, if he wants to succeed at the Premier League club.
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Jackson, a €37 million summer acquisition, has the talent to develop into one of the greatest Premier League forwards of all time, according to Pochettino. However, after just one goal in six appearances for the Blues in all competitions, the manager is now adopting a more defensive approach toward the 22-year-old.
In a Premier League match against Bournemouth last weekend, Jackson drew another blank and gained notoriety when he blasted a wildly off-target shot from a good position.
He is going to be a fantastic player, but he needs time, Pochettino said.
We were talking about players and I like to make similarities with another club. Jackson is a fantastic player but he needs to be relaxed in front of goal.
Remember, Vinicius Junior arrived at Real Madrid and only after three seasons or two seasons and a half and started to perform.
Always we forget we are talking about young players. Maybe it’s because it’s his normal behaviour on the pitch, something he has to improve. This season they changed the rules.
Pochettino hits out at ‘cheap’ yellow cards
Indeed, Jackson is only one booking away from a Premier League ban, having picked up four yellow cards in just five outings in England’s top flight.
I talked to him today. We were talking about that. We had a meeting with him and Enzo.
I said: ‘Come on, for a striker to have four yellow cards, to protest, to talk with the referee. You need to get some yellow cards for different actions not because of that.
– Pochettino on Jackson’s yellow cards
It’s so easy, so cheap. He could put the team in a really difficult situation.
He understood. But Jackson is 22, he is young, he needs to learn, to improve.
A future Premier League great?
Previously, Pochettino has claimed Jackson can become of the greatest Premier League scorers ever.
No doubt, he can become one of the greatest strikers in the Premier League of all time, he claimed in August.
So far, though, Jackson has fallen well short of that goal
