Enzo Maresca shot down the suggestion that Nicolas Jackson’s baffling red card against Flamengo would impact his position at the club this summer. Regardless of the manager’s view, for the second time in less than two months, the striker has eroded away confidence from the fanbase.
Jackson has never been an entirely popular figure at Stamford Bridge, representing a developing, growing, and learning centre forward in a position which has been bossed by the finished product of Diego Costa and, eventually, Didier Drogba’s inevitable game-breaking form. With Liam Delap on board, Jackson’s spot is under threat.
After a positive first match at the Club World Cup, he was sent off less than four minutes after replacing Delap on Friday, marring his 24th birthday. Jackson will now miss at least the final group game and might be left unavailable for the rest of the competition, depending on how FIFA see the incident and how far Chelsea go.….KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶▶
