Tim Sherwood says he ‘admires’ Nicolas Jackson after Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Brentford however believes the striker sometimes appears like a celeb enjoying in Soccer Support.
Enzo Maresca’s aspect strengthened their Premier League title credentials with a victory at Stamford Bridge on Sunday night which has put them two factors behind leaders Liverpool.
Marc Cucurella gave Chelsea the lead within the first half earlier than Jackson doubled their benefit after the break with a superb particular person effort.
However earlier than his objective, Jackson missed a clear-cut probability together with his left foot from six yards out after the ball was performed throughout the field by Jadon Sancho.
Sherwood, nonetheless, praised Jackson’s mentality after the sport and is adamant that the 23-year-old will proceed to enhance.
‘Not simply at present, I believe all season, properly, since I’ve seen Nicolas Jackson, he’s so unpredictable,’ Sherwood informed Premier League Productions.
‘At occasions he appears like somebody enjoying in Soccer Support who’s not a footballer.
‘Have a look at this opportunity [Jackson’s miss from six yards], that appears like somebody who’s a rapper or an actor or one thing attempting to play soccer.
‘However then impulsively he simply turns it on. He’s such a menace as a result of he tries to get in behind, he doesn’t thoughts if he misses possibilities as a result of he is aware of his one will come.
‘However we’ll present you one thing now [for Jackson’s goal] which is undefendable, you’ll be able to’t defend this. As quickly because the ball turns over, Caicedo does brilliantly, and Enzo provides him the ball, as soon as he’s on this place, not everybody can do that [run through and score], he’s received a expertise to do that.
‘It’s unbelievable. He scores he hardest possibilities and misses the best ones, however you want to be a giant character to do this as a result of he at all times needs to place himself on supply.
‘I’ve received lots of time for him. He’s scored 9 Premier League objective now, that’s a really troublesome probability [against Brentford], he’s received a lot to do, he drives and drives, retains his stability properly, smashes it within the backside nook, unbelievable, wins them the sport.
‘However he at all times places himself on supply the entire time and I like that from him.
‘He’s solely younger, he can nonetheless develop, he can nonetheless get higher. I’m positive this supervisor can be exhibiting him these possibilities and exhibiting him how he can enhance and get his teaching group on the market with him and recreate these possibilities.
‘This [Jackson’s goal] isn’t one thing you haven’t received to recreate with him, we all know he’s good at that however that probability when he’s nearly not prepared and it involves him and he nearly appears stunned and he has a straight leg together with his left foot, it’s terrible method.
‘I believe he’s received an all-round recreation, he’s forward of Didier Drogba, probably the greatest centre-forwards they’ve ever had, after 50 video games.
‘He appears like an actual good character, like I say. It takes a giant character to place your self on supply on the Bridge and across the Premier League and have large possibilities and miss them, take the criticism however nonetheless put your self on supply to get these possibilities once more, and he takes troublesome possibilities, that’s what he does. If he might end the straightforward ones his numbers would double.’
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