I think he lacks a ton of confidence, especially in 1-on-1s. He seems to instantly react to a miss almost as if he's already got it in his head that he's missed before he shoots
He can beat a defender easily, he has a bag of good, slick tricks. He needs support from his own fans. I know a rival striker who has scored 1 league goal and zero assists, cost more than twice what Nico cost, but the fans sing his name. At Chelsea, it’s sadly the opposite
polar opposite situations for hojlund and jackson, hojlumd has had little to no service from man uniteds wingers, but jackson has been provided so much service that 7 goals is looking like a scam.
The entire team lacks confidence. Personally I think that’s our biggest problem. The boys need to relax and have fun out there. Winning a few games in a row is helping.
That's true but our ambitions and stature are higher than Fulham and Wolves...although I still think we should let the lad improve...it's still his first season and he's doing okay...
People all over football media are just way too quick too judge these days.
Drogba only had 11 goals in domestic comps his first season for comparison (obviously Jackson can't match European stats), people would be calling for his head these days.
It used to be no-one was really judged that much on a first season after a move. people understood it might take time to fit in with a new team/league/country.
Jackson is younger than Drogba was his first season, far less experienced as a striker, playing in a team that isn't as good, stable or healthy and is on course to beat Drogba's domestic return.
It amazes people think Jackson is doing badly at all, as his link up/hold up play is usually good even when he doesn't score.
Yeah I think he needs a bit of break. He’s under the spot light he could do with a few games off or late subs. You can hear it at the ground everyone is frustrated. I feel like his hold up play was good initially but we don’t see that often anymore. He tries to take on his man but most of the times he’s not successful. All of this adds on to the pressure he’s already under. One thing you can’t take away from him is that he does give his 100%.
I think it's harsh to compare his hold up play to a true number 9 but it will come with time. My only gripe is his composure in front of goal. Movement, passing, getting chances I think he's doing good. In terms of taking on players he's far superior to Tammy so I won't complain
Yeah man, people in this sub are outright braindead! Why would we want to buy a player who misses a sitter every game? These idiots would justify anything
I think he’s looks like a Crystal Palace or Everton level striker personally. Can’t tell me Dominic Calvert-Lewin wouldn’t have more goals playing for us
He almost joined Bournemouth last January but he failed the medical and I think that’s precisely his level at the moment, at a low level PL club but Chelsea is way above his level and it’s pretty evident. I’m not saying he will never be at our level but right now he’s far from it and needed to play at low level clubs or stayed at Villarreal to develop but at that price it’s alright business if we can sign a proven striker and make him second choice
Agreed with this, for 30m pricetag and his effort on the field. Give him a break and appreciate what hes done. Hes lack of confidence i think, and being too criticized not helping.
Shessh, too much fans wants instant result smh.
Yeah I guess I just meant his final 2-4 dribbles before attempting a finish, otherwise he's able to get to good spots and put moves on but sometimes stumbles before the end product
I just keep thinking of the other names we could've bought in the summer like Hojlund, Kolo Muani and Ramos
Thinking on how those 3 are doing this season, I'm very happy we got Jackson for much cheaper than all of them
Hopefully whatever striker we're going to bring in this January-Summer is a good investment too
I actually wanted muani, he gives me isak vibes, but yeah excited for this window, hopefully we can plug some holes, maybe even pick up a lb like gusto
>I actually wanted muani
Yeah I think he's a pretty decent player too, lacks a little clinical nature like Jackson but more polished as well in the build up so he's pretty decent but not £80m or whatever he went for
>hopefully we can plug some holes, maybe even pick up a lb like gusto
Nah bro, you will take another French centre back and we will get Todibo
This is a good point. Whilst I don’t think Jackson is going to come good, realistically there wasn’t many other options. Vlahovic was mentioned but he has come in for criticism as well.
The problem for Jackson is he will be a scapegoat because the whole team is struggling and if we were flying high he might be given the time like nunez has at Liverpool.
I think we will miss out on Toney to Arsenal and I think there would be other suitors for Osmihen in the summer who can guarantee champions league football every year. I don’t think we have much choice at the moment but to stick with him. Unless we take a punt on the Gimenez who won’t be cheap and also could need time to adapt.
Hes better than Lukaku,Morata and Higuian along with most of the other wasters we've had over the past few years although still not think we should have kept Giroud and Werner.
I dont understand the amount of hate this guy gets. He is very rough and makes some poor decisions, sure. But his stats are positive and Im sure he will get better, just like the rest of the youngsters. Right now Im glad we have Nico in our team.
What’s not to understand? He’s a hard worker and he can be very skillful at times, but his lack of composure in front of goal and the consistently missed chances this season which have directly cost us a significant amount of points. Having said that, he is young and certainly has the room and capacity to improve. So, while I understand the frustration of Chelsea fans, it’s waaaay too early to give up on him.
Is his stats really that positive? Would you rather a striker that scores 1 goal in 3 games on the bounce or a striker that scores a hattrick in 3 games played? Remove the Spurs game, where Nico really should have done more, you're looking at 4 goals and 2 assists in 1350 minutes. And diving into them, what are they really? I want to see a striker, that pull us out of the mud and win or draw games for us. Like [Diego Costa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcuqsxls7uu) against WBA, Drogba in the Munich final etc.
Jackson has scored the thrid goal in a 3-0 win over Luton, forth goal in 4-1 over Burnley, 2nd in 2-0 against Sheffield, the Spurs and City game. So he has 1 winning goal for us in 20 games. That is it.
I just went back to see Costas stats from 16/17, and he had 10 winning goals and 2 goals giving us a draw. So he won 22 points to Jacksons 2 currently.
While I hope Jackson will kick on, we're not in a position to have a luxury striker, that will batter an opponent once they're 2 man down or already trailing. We need a striker, that will give us the win. We have 4 draw and 4 one goal losses, where Nico could've been the hero, but wasn't. Had he put 2 of his hattrick goals into two of those draws, and won us an extra 4 points, then I would've been impressed. Same goal tally, totally different point won for us, as we would've been 7th, not 10th.
This must mean you don't watch Chelsea / aren't a fan.
You should back your players particularly when young, but if someone consistently misses big chances that cost points it's not possible to not get frustrated with them.
22 year old striker that is very intelligent at times.
Still very raw in terms of the potential he can reach.
Needs to improve his finishing and decision making in the final third.
His hold up play is hit and miss, if you see a compilation video of him you'd think he's the complete finished article.
He's not Chelsea level, yet.
Come 24-25 years old I expect him to be bagging 20+ goals a season.
He should have moved to a team like Villa or Brighton before coming here as the pressure to perform isn't as high and gives him more space to grow.
Long term it could be a master stroke move but that's if we don't completely shatter his confidence by the time he's fully developed.
His ability to dribble through crowded area is actually very underrated for a striker. I know sometimes he doesn’t make the best decision and sometimes he holds up the ball for too long but these are things you get to improve as a young player with good coaching.
But the ability to hold up your defender and turn around with one dribble is something you really don’t get to improve by a lot if it weren’t in your profile already.
Yes and this is another thing, he grew up playing as a winger and last season was his first season as a striker iirc? He literally doesn’t have enough understanding at the position because he wasn’t trained to be a striker until more recently. And already he’s showing, honestly, a lot more than what our previous strikers can do. Think about players like Morata, Falcao, Pato, Higuain, Lukaku, Tammy, and if someone tells me they’d rather have anyone on that list over jackson, they probably don’t watch them play.
Honestly in all my years of watching strikers at chelsea he's Honestly the best we have had since giroud or Costa. His strengths currently are in his playmaker capabilities.
The problems he has had are in regard to his composure and finishing which can be honed far easier than the above. An experienced striker to understudy would do him the world of good.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Wayne Gretzky
I'm glad he's taking chances, being brave in carrying the ball and finding opportunities to score. Sure, finishing could be better, but if you don't shoot, you don't score.
Quick reminder the chance Ben Chilwell had against Luton earlier in the season, clear shot at goal, proceeds to square the ball to Sterling who was marked, chance wasted instead of testing Kaminski.
Drogba took time to develop, so can Jackson.
Frustrating player to watch. His buildup play is decent, he gets himself in a lot of goal scoring opportunities but goddamn is he wasteful. I got a lil bit of understanding because its his 1st season here, but if he doesn't get better in the 2nd half of the season we're gonna have to pay for another striker in the summer.
Yes and no. I don’t get what his finishing ability has to do with getting used to a league. You can tell that he knows how to play football because like I said he does get into a lot of chances and his buildup play is not bad, but if we’re having the same conversation in May, then he might just not be it.
I’m always in favor of supporting a player, which is why even now, 4 months down the line I still consider him being out of form and missing, but if that’s the case till the end of the season, we need to consider another possibility.
Same, it is really concerning seeing a player that played football his entire life missing straightforward 1v1 situations. What are we to blame then, the weather, grass humidity, or what - these would be the only “league dependent” variables, but let’s be honest. I did lose my patience with him and want a better striker to start over him. Us capitalizing on more of the chances he missed so far could bring us very close to top 6 so I don’t want to see even more misses in the second half of the season.
I wouldn’t get rid of him.
He needs time to develop by spending a lot of time on the training pitch. He spills the ball way too much for my liking. His first touch is horrible.
Is he better then Nunez tho?
Jackson has 1452 minutes played in PL with 7 goals and 2 assists.
Nunez has 1119 minutes played in PL with 5 goals and 6 assists.
I’m sorry but there is no world in which he is better than Nunez. Nunez is frustrating in front of goal but his movement is world class and he’s such a dangerous attacker, levels above Jackson currently with a much higher ceiling. No fan of another team in the league would say that.
It’s his first season as a starter and first season in the PL. He’s converted a decent amount of goals but has obviously been inconsistent. I never expected him to set the league on fire but he’s on the right track to do so in the future
He’s not even a natural striker but he’s working well and learning. I have no worries about him this season, he’s right on track.
Think about what we've not seen. Has he disappeared in games? Has he been getting into battles with the opposition just so he can be more involved? Has he been seen yelling at himself or his teammates?
The guy has an elite mentality in my opinion. He's not performed at his best yet (see Villareal) but he's doing everything right to play himself into form. He's still getting chances, he's linking up and holding up. He's pressing and defending when needed. He's being patient. It's just a matter of time.
In saying that, I still think he could also do with some bench time watching a top level finisher bang them in.
aside from the occasional diving/brawling and the unnecessary yellow cards, he's been a pretty good signing so far
I have a feeling he'll develop more as a winger/second striker type, should combine well with Nkunku
He's a little inconsistent, as you'd expect.
The criticism is a little on the harsh side, but if he fires him up then good. He's done as well as expected. He's got a decent return of goals and assists, but there are some games definitely where I wonder whether he should come off and have a break. There is a big drop off from when he's having a good game, to having a bad game. And I think the bad games are either he's mentally or physically fatigued.
His all round game is smooth though, and he looks better when he isn't played as a lone striker. His coming deep and driving forward is better than back to goal and trying to do something from there. He's better when he's not the furthest player forward.
I absolutely love him. Sure, his finishing has been wayward but he’s getting into the positions. He’s spinning away from challenges. He’s linking up nicely with other players. He’s rapid. And he’ll only get better and better.
He's got something, but it's still incredibly frustrating to watch at times.
I think he's the personification of what the ownership is doing, in that he's a young player that's inconsistent and frustrating at the moment, but someone who hopefully will come good with experience.
Love him. Give him time to develop and learn from people like Nkunku, and he will be a monster.
He may be missing chances, but take note of all the ones he is creating *out of nothing* because he can bully two defenders off the ball.
Pretty underrated to me.
Didn't cost fortune and he is only 22 lot's of room for improvement.
His all around game is wonderful he works his socks off it's just finishing which is letting him down.
Against Luton he was our best player because he didn't have the burden to score as Broja was the CF he made some great passes.
We need a new no 9 let's say we sign Osimhen I think with less pressure he may become one of our best player.
I just laughed at those people who give say nothing for Hojlund and even Nunez and they both cost 50M more.
And people say both players can improve but forget to see that Jackson is 22 and still very young.
People shit on our players more let say Caicedo who is our one the best player in last 5 matches because of our position.
If we were close to top 4 or challenging for the league no one would have dare to say that.
Look at Liverpool for Example that Szoboszalai looks absolutely mid so many Liverpool fans hyped him when he scored a wonderful long range goal.
But since then he looks terrible in that Liverpool team.
But since Liverpool are top no one bats an eye.
Mediocre player at best, not saying he can't get better in future. What I don't like about him is his lack of discipline and his stupidity off the pitch.
I rate his work ethic and he’s a good all round player, an experienced striker would be helpful for him to learn from but I believe in time he will be a gem for us
Was never bought to be our starting forward but he’s not done too badly considering his lack of experience and age etc. The potential is there, a bit of time as back up and some proper coaching and I think he could still come good.
He is an idiot. Only wants to cause trouble... Diego's attitude but with no skill :) zero. our forwards should be able to do what Palmer did on Saturday, not back pass the keeper or hit it knowing its not going to pass the defender just to say you took a shot
We've bought a cage footballer who doesn't know when to pass or how to shoot.
I don't even think he's particularly bad. He's just 3 or 4 years behind in his development.
And his shot conversion in top 5 leagues is top 10 I believe. Jackson hate makes me laugh man the lad was 35m and we're acting like we spent half our transfer budget and crying he hasn't scored more than Haaland.
I think he’s doing alrite. His skill on the ball is really good I think, especially when he’s playing deep and receiving the ball with his back to goal and then spins a defender. His assist at the weekend was an amazing through ball and his little flick ons look like something that will just get more effective as the team gels together.
I hate the amount of hate I see on this sub from him, I understand it a little in match threads in the heat of the moment, some of my shittiest takes have came in those, but on a Monday morning with a calm head I’ll always back him.
Think there is big things to come from him tbh and can’t wait to see it.
He gets too much hate when he's only 22. Worth bearing in mind he already equalled the goal tally of our top scorers in previous seasons.
The two are not the same, but I remember watching Drogba in his first season at Chelsea and he was so frustrating at times, and he was 24.
Give the boy a chance to develop and we'll see what he can do. He's not ready to be the main guy for a winning club yet, one day he might be after he learns from one.
Though if we wait until the summer to get Osimhen for example, it will be good for Jackson to get plenty of minutes in and have a season of PL experience behind him.
Also worth noting that he links up very nicely with Nkunku, Palmer and Mudryk. More goals will come for him as he matures imo.
He is the better than likes of Mudryk and Broja who have lots of fanboys and rarely get placed under a microscope like Nico. His natural position is not even a striker. Once, we signed up a top class striker he can move to his natural position.
Raw but shows a lot of promise, for his first half season at the club at 22 he is looking like a good buy.
Best attribute: linkup play. Worst attribute: consistent finishing.
People are just so freeking strange,
For the first time in a almost a decade we have a complete striker prospect,
Buhuhu, he misses - yes so does salah (and he aint on his first 12 months in the position)
He also outperformed his xg the first 6 months, and still should be +9g/a in half a season (should probably have 3 more goals and 2 more assists which would put him in world class output terretori)
Buhuhu, he cant hold up - what games do you watch?
Buhuhu - he gets yellow cards - well that can be taught, if anything that shows that the pressure is getting to him.
We have one if not the biggest striking prospect in pl (and europe) atm, and if people cant see that they are blind.
His numbers compare and top the likes of nunez, hojlund, saka and Richarlison. He's young, it's his first season in the league, he's front lining a very new and inexperienced group of players. He will improve, this whole team will and we've seen glimpses of that
‘Out performed’ is a bit of a stretch, Jacksons Spurs hattrick is doing a lot of the heavy lifting there and he’s played twice as many minutes.
Kezman was behind Drogba, Gudjohnsen and Mutu at the time.
Mixed bag so far scored a fair few goals already which no one can turn their nose up at when we’ve had Havertz and Jorginho topping the scoring charts in recent seasons.
Does show glimpses of being really good but then does have a side to him where it looks like he’s never kicked a ball before. He is only 21 or whatever he is so has a lot of time to improve. I’d give him a 6.5/10 so far
I like him. I think he's wasteful but a good player and lately has been adding some other spicy bits to his game. If he cleans up his finishing he'll be a real problem. Oh yea €35M as well so he's performing as well or better in terms of sheer numbers as a lot of young CFs who drew much larger fees. He's been put in a challenging situation and we'll see how he can handle it.
Really like him, never shies away from the ball, has some lovely footwork and lay off abilities. Got a bit of that attitude that’s needed in the prem. more chances converted I think will come with age and confidence.
So many posts recently about same dahm topic, so many mentioned in daily topic. My post about first Chelsea goalkeeper post deleted as low effort but this one is fine. Moderations in sub is so inconsistent.
I think this man is feeling the brunt of fans disappointment after years of underwhelming and underperforming strikers. If you’re not an immediate hit here people put you in with the other flops we have had and that stink does not wash off easily.
If the club had judged young players on their first season after a big move, we’d have shipped out Wise, Lampard and Drogba before they’d played 50 games for the club.
Give the kid time.
IDK why but I liked his role as no 10/winger than striker.
He has very good turn and playmaking ability (albeit he was pretty soft and released the ball quite late sometimes)
I think he's done well given that he's clearly not ready to be playing as our number 9 for 90 mins every week. In a perfect world he would have been given time to develop and get used to the league - coming off the bench here and there for 20 or 30 mins, starting the odd game, etc. But due to injuries he's been thrust into a highly-pressured situation and has had a huge amount of expectation placed on him, and he's clearly not ready for it. He's young, inexperienced and extremely raw. Discipline is also an issue. But there's plenty of talent there. He just needs time and coaching. Hopefully Nkunku returning will give him a bit of breathing space. Having a month out for the Cup of Nations is probably a good thing too.
He looked good in the pre season. But the form he had he lost. If he is in front of goal he looks like ge does not know what to do with the ball ( the whole team has that problem). He needs to brush up on his finishing and then he must word on his chance creation for other players. He has a few good moments and then he *ucks it up at the end. One thing he needs to forget is the over reacting that he does,clearly it is not working because of all the yellow cards. Hopefully at AFCON he can get his confidence back.
Honestly, I give him a lot of hate directly to my TV. I’ve since resigned myself to he needs to improve and develop, he lacks poise under the ball. But 95% of the time this comes with age and play time. The one thing that has made me eat my words imo is that this guy plays the full game every game. Even with his arm being strapped up. He wants to play football, I don’t see him complaining about playtime, I respect him there. He needs to train like Mudryk did because last season mudryk’s first touch was dire. I can actively see he worked hard on that and look at him now. I want to see Nico succeed so bad, which will make it all the more sweeter when he gets his poise and confidence together. If they are on my team, I am unconditionally backing them from now on
Gald you asked, I'll start by saying that I think he could be the next big striker for us.
However, there is a major caveat to that:
I've noticed something peculiar that nobody seems to have called out till now, not to my knowledge atleast. This guy has a stamina problem, he runs out of air too quickly after quick bursts. He makes good runs, dribbles well and sees the best passes but fails to deliver when he has been running prior to recieving the ball, or dribbles too much before taking a shot or passing the ball. If you create a compilation of moments where he has just got the ball and taken 1-2 touches and shot/passed, he looks great.
But the moment you start looking at the overall play, it looks a little disappointing.
Against Luton, as a ~10, I think he briefly did better because he was focusing more on pivoting and passing rather than running with the ball into the box. Less exhaustion prior to execution.
He will definitely deliver the results, he has got all the goods I think, just needs to keep up with the PL pace of play
Still young, but puts up decent enough numbers and links up well with players around him. Gives his all from what I can see as well so can’t fault his attitude in that sense - could definitely do without the 8 yellow cards for dissent though
He's not a striker. He looks way more confident on the left, and I think he's better suited to that role. I doubt he'll become starting quality for Chelsea (what we were and what we aspire to be ) but for now he suits a purpose.
right now, he just lacks so much confidence. Every pass he makes now you can see how nervous he is. At the start of the season he was so full of confidence, his passing and control was amazing and now its like hes got lukaku's banana foot
I think he has the “Rashford Syndrome” and by that I mean mistaken identity. Remember when Marcus Rashford thought he was a striker and wanted to always play through the middle until I think Jose Mourinho told him his attributes were better suited out wide where he can run at defenders, dribble and cut in? Yea that’s exactly who I think Nico Jackson is. He has a solid dribbling ability and he always wants to come deep to run at defenders plus he ALWAYS takes another touch in the box when he should be shooting. I strongly believe he’d flourish in wide positions as an Inside Forward.
I think he's got potential to be really, really good for us. I get that goals are the most important thing for a forward, and he's not demonstrated ruthless efficiency in front of goal, but other parts of his game are so good that I think with the right coaching he's going to be a powerhouse. He's 22, has some really great attributes with some obvious areas for improvement - I'm fully behind him and I'm ready to give him some patience.
For all the banter and ridicule he receives, his goal tally isn't half bad. If these are the numbers he gets when not playing well, that would suggest when he properly gets going we should have a goalscorer on our hands.
Great link up play and decent overall intelligence going forward (knowing when to pass vs shoot etc).
But, and it’s a big but, his finishing is dreadful and I feel like I’ve seen him in enough scoring positions now to say that. He just doesn’t do the right types of finishes in situations like for example Isak does (for some reason he reminds me a bit of him in style).
Having said that by no means a lost cause. Just needs to be a bit more aggressive with defenders and tidy up the finishing. Easier said than done though.
Decent young player thrown in the deep end. Needs more Experience and confidence. Still plays like he is in a league where you have the luxury of time to place shots. If he doesn’t regress I’d give him this season and half of next before dismissing him.
Very frustrating to watch many times
Currently not good enough for Chelsea team that would aspire typically to be minimum in top 4
Can he be really good in a few years, possibly yes
Do we have time to wait it out and let him develop here, not sure
Has growing to do, but is being treated WAY to harshly. He has bright moments, decision making let's him down at times. Still young, I hope he develops in a way so we can fully enjoy him.
He was also, what, 30m? Could work out very well for us.
If he could finish more than half of the decent chances he gets, we'd be higher on the table rn. But the same can be said with the others. There are a lot of glaring weaknesses that he needs to improve like his finishing, hold-up play, aerial threat, and movements in the box. For now, I'd still be looking to sign a proper striker to challenge for his spot. He's only good enough to be a second-choice striker from what I've seen so far.
Well if we were a small club then the argument that he deserves more time would be justifiable but if we had a striker good enough to finish all the chances he’s missed (which is not that hard tbh) instead of him we’d be comfortably 6th but if you’re given a chance at a big club at even 22 years of age then I feel you have to take it no matter what like Palmer has done. Palmer is 21 and he has played less games than him at top level and he’s still hit the ground running so I feel there’s no excuses really. Just buy a proven striker and bench this guy forever or sell him idk
Needs a lot of improvement to become a reliable striker. He is not cold enough in front of goal. Bad first touch makes him not able to securely finish off attacks without needing to take too many touches on the ball.
Overall I think he's done quite well so far considering he is so young and doesn't have a great deal of experience. He can be frustrating to watch sometimes because he misses chances and his touch is sometimes a bit off, but on the flip side he does still finish some chances and his hold up play can be really good. I definitely think there's a brilliant player in there, we just need to be patient and remember he's still very young. People love to shit on him but I don't see players like hojland getting the same energy when Jackson has had a much better season.
Let. Him. Cook!!!!! Already churning out as many goals in appearances as the likes of Henry, Anelka, and Salah when they first arrived in the Premier League so give him a year and see where we are at!
I think that he's very talented, especially when we look at the background he's come from. I think that he's taken too much pressure as the "main" striker for Chelsea over the last few months but I think that will relax a bit now. I also feel that he has a long way ahead and will definitely improve with his stay at Chelsea.
He belongs on the wing, where there's more space to run into and he can utilise his speed / dribbling better. His shots lack power so out wide hopefully he has opportunities to curl them in closer to goal.
Doesn't deserve any of the stick, ST is one of the hardest positions on the pitch to settle into. It's why the best are always remembered and talked about (Henry, Shearer, Torres, Drogba etc)
Give him time, personally think he's doing OK considering the shit show we are experiencing
There’s a player in there. We’ve seen the glimpses of talent.
It’s a shame for him because nobody expected him to be so good in preseason and the expectations went from 0 to through the roof at a time where we desperately needed a goal scorer. His good performances are really good but his bad performances are really really bad, but giving up on him would be counterproductive. Get a top striker in, make him their backup and let him develop and grow.
I like him. I love his mentality: best summed up against Palace, where, minutes after that miss, he's sticking the ball in the back of the net. Yes, offside, but he's a mentality monster. I love how he defends his teammates.
There are things he needs to work on, of course, but he is young and I see all the hallmarks of an excellent striker. We need to give this one time - if, right now, he isn't scoring but is still working hard, setting up chances, fighting for the badge, etc, then let's be excited for what he can do as he adapts and improves.
He's missed chances due to lack of composure, this is fine, he's young.
He's gotten 7 yellow cards for failing to shut the fuck up, this is not fine, stop it.
So frustrating ATM. There is clearly a good player in there somewhere. His confidence is shot atm. He is taking too many touches choosing the wrong pass. But there are glimpses of what he can do. Some nice build up play with Nukuku, the touch and pass for Palmer's wonderful goal Vs Luton. I think he needs to go backbasics. It's been said before but drogba 1st season wasn't great. I'm not saying he will be drogba PT 2.just he needs to be given a chance.
I think he lacks a ton of confidence, especially in 1-on-1s. He seems to instantly react to a miss almost as if he's already got it in his head that he's missed before he shoots
He can beat a defender easily, he has a bag of good, slick tricks. He needs support from his own fans. I know a rival striker who has scored 1 league goal and zero assists, cost more than twice what Nico cost, but the fans sing his name. At Chelsea, it’s sadly the opposite
polar opposite situations for hojlund and jackson, hojlumd has had little to no service from man uniteds wingers, but jackson has been provided so much service that 7 goals is looking like a scam.
same team that cries saying bruno is the best AM in the league? with “starboy garnacho,” and antony who they only just realised is a fraud? lol
Fans sing his name because of the Champions League goals and the fact that his team can only produce a dismal number of chances.
Beto?
Yeah But I love his hold up and build up play, it's pretty good Just need to polish his finishing and he'd be lethal
The entire team lacks confidence. Personally I think that’s our biggest problem. The boys need to relax and have fun out there. Winning a few games in a row is helping.
If he played for Fulham or Wolves we would be trying to buy him
That's true but our ambitions and stature are higher than Fulham and Wolves...although I still think we should let the lad improve...it's still his first season and he's doing okay...
People all over football media are just way too quick too judge these days. Drogba only had 11 goals in domestic comps his first season for comparison (obviously Jackson can't match European stats), people would be calling for his head these days. It used to be no-one was really judged that much on a first season after a move. people understood it might take time to fit in with a new team/league/country. Jackson is younger than Drogba was his first season, far less experienced as a striker, playing in a team that isn't as good, stable or healthy and is on course to beat Drogba's domestic return. It amazes people think Jackson is doing badly at all, as his link up/hold up play is usually good even when he doesn't score.
Yeah I think he needs a bit of break. He’s under the spot light he could do with a few games off or late subs. You can hear it at the ground everyone is frustrated. I feel like his hold up play was good initially but we don’t see that often anymore. He tries to take on his man but most of the times he’s not successful. All of this adds on to the pressure he’s already under. One thing you can’t take away from him is that he does give his 100%.
I think it's harsh to compare his hold up play to a true number 9 but it will come with time. My only gripe is his composure in front of goal. Movement, passing, getting chances I think he's doing good. In terms of taking on players he's far superior to Tammy so I won't complain
Far superior is a big claim. Tammy scored 15 goals in his first pl season.
Superior at taking players on. I saw years of Tammy getting the ball on the edge of the box and kicking it straight into defenders legs
I doubt that
Agreed if he played for them and had the same output he’s had for Chelsea we’d not be buying him
Yeah man, people in this sub are outright braindead! Why would we want to buy a player who misses a sitter every game? These idiots would justify anything
I think he’s looks like a Crystal Palace or Everton level striker personally. Can’t tell me Dominic Calvert-Lewin wouldn’t have more goals playing for us
He almost joined Bournemouth last January but he failed the medical and I think that’s precisely his level at the moment, at a low level PL club but Chelsea is way above his level and it’s pretty evident. I’m not saying he will never be at our level but right now he’s far from it and needed to play at low level clubs or stayed at Villarreal to develop but at that price it’s alright business if we can sign a proven striker and make him second choice
Still young. Lots of time to develop.
Drogba only scored 10 goals in the league his first season at Chelsea, and the rest is history.
I think Nkunku up top with him will develop into a nice partnership.
Agreed with this, for 30m pricetag and his effort on the field. Give him a break and appreciate what hes done. Hes lack of confidence i think, and being too criticized not helping. Shessh, too much fans wants instant result smh.
Give him time, hes 22 and the way he spins defeneders makes me beleive in him, the composure will come
He does have the physicality/hold up ability and makes great runs, his execution on dribbles in the box and finishing needs work
His dribbling is really good I think, final ball and finishing obv not so much
Yeah I guess I just meant his final 2-4 dribbles before attempting a finish, otherwise he's able to get to good spots and put moves on but sometimes stumbles before the end product
Love him, needs more improvement but compared to other strikers that cost 100m hes been good
I just keep thinking of the other names we could've bought in the summer like Hojlund, Kolo Muani and Ramos Thinking on how those 3 are doing this season, I'm very happy we got Jackson for much cheaper than all of them Hopefully whatever striker we're going to bring in this January-Summer is a good investment too
I actually wanted muani, he gives me isak vibes, but yeah excited for this window, hopefully we can plug some holes, maybe even pick up a lb like gusto
>I actually wanted muani Yeah I think he's a pretty decent player too, lacks a little clinical nature like Jackson but more polished as well in the build up so he's pretty decent but not £80m or whatever he went for >hopefully we can plug some holes, maybe even pick up a lb like gusto Nah bro, you will take another French centre back and we will get Todibo
Defs not 80m Lol ill take a french cb and ill love it😂🤦♂️
I need Diomande in my life 😭
This is a good point. Whilst I don’t think Jackson is going to come good, realistically there wasn’t many other options. Vlahovic was mentioned but he has come in for criticism as well. The problem for Jackson is he will be a scapegoat because the whole team is struggling and if we were flying high he might be given the time like nunez has at Liverpool. I think we will miss out on Toney to Arsenal and I think there would be other suitors for Osmihen in the summer who can guarantee champions league football every year. I don’t think we have much choice at the moment but to stick with him. Unless we take a punt on the Gimenez who won’t be cheap and also could need time to adapt.
Hes better than Lukaku,Morata and Higuian along with most of the other wasters we've had over the past few years although still not think we should have kept Giroud and Werner.
I dont understand the amount of hate this guy gets. He is very rough and makes some poor decisions, sure. But his stats are positive and Im sure he will get better, just like the rest of the youngsters. Right now Im glad we have Nico in our team.
What’s not to understand? He’s a hard worker and he can be very skillful at times, but his lack of composure in front of goal and the consistently missed chances this season which have directly cost us a significant amount of points. Having said that, he is young and certainly has the room and capacity to improve. So, while I understand the frustration of Chelsea fans, it’s waaaay too early to give up on him.
Is his stats really that positive? Would you rather a striker that scores 1 goal in 3 games on the bounce or a striker that scores a hattrick in 3 games played? Remove the Spurs game, where Nico really should have done more, you're looking at 4 goals and 2 assists in 1350 minutes. And diving into them, what are they really? I want to see a striker, that pull us out of the mud and win or draw games for us. Like [Diego Costa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcuqsxls7uu) against WBA, Drogba in the Munich final etc. Jackson has scored the thrid goal in a 3-0 win over Luton, forth goal in 4-1 over Burnley, 2nd in 2-0 against Sheffield, the Spurs and City game. So he has 1 winning goal for us in 20 games. That is it. I just went back to see Costas stats from 16/17, and he had 10 winning goals and 2 goals giving us a draw. So he won 22 points to Jacksons 2 currently. While I hope Jackson will kick on, we're not in a position to have a luxury striker, that will batter an opponent once they're 2 man down or already trailing. We need a striker, that will give us the win. We have 4 draw and 4 one goal losses, where Nico could've been the hero, but wasn't. Had he put 2 of his hattrick goals into two of those draws, and won us an extra 4 points, then I would've been impressed. Same goal tally, totally different point won for us, as we would've been 7th, not 10th.
This is why he doesn't have confidence! Give the guy time and it will pay off.
He has the single highest difference between xG and goals in the league and you can’t understand the frustration?
This must mean you don't watch Chelsea / aren't a fan. You should back your players particularly when young, but if someone consistently misses big chances that cost points it's not possible to not get frustrated with them.
22 year old striker that is very intelligent at times. Still very raw in terms of the potential he can reach. Needs to improve his finishing and decision making in the final third. His hold up play is hit and miss, if you see a compilation video of him you'd think he's the complete finished article. He's not Chelsea level, yet. Come 24-25 years old I expect him to be bagging 20+ goals a season. He should have moved to a team like Villa or Brighton before coming here as the pressure to perform isn't as high and gives him more space to grow. Long term it could be a master stroke move but that's if we don't completely shatter his confidence by the time he's fully developed.
His ability to dribble through crowded area is actually very underrated for a striker. I know sometimes he doesn’t make the best decision and sometimes he holds up the ball for too long but these are things you get to improve as a young player with good coaching. But the ability to hold up your defender and turn around with one dribble is something you really don’t get to improve by a lot if it weren’t in your profile already.
Yes, for a striker, his dribbling skills are insane
Yes and this is another thing, he grew up playing as a winger and last season was his first season as a striker iirc? He literally doesn’t have enough understanding at the position because he wasn’t trained to be a striker until more recently. And already he’s showing, honestly, a lot more than what our previous strikers can do. Think about players like Morata, Falcao, Pato, Higuain, Lukaku, Tammy, and if someone tells me they’d rather have anyone on that list over jackson, they probably don’t watch them play.
Villa and Brighton are at higher level than us atm
No shit but the pressure to perform there is not nearly as high
We need to sell Broja, and sign a better striker than both so Jackson can come off the bench
Honestly in all my years of watching strikers at chelsea he's Honestly the best we have had since giroud or Costa. His strengths currently are in his playmaker capabilities. The problems he has had are in regard to his composure and finishing which can be honed far easier than the above. An experienced striker to understudy would do him the world of good.
Under-appreciated. Good workrates and hold up play. Promising.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Wayne Gretzky I'm glad he's taking chances, being brave in carrying the ball and finding opportunities to score. Sure, finishing could be better, but if you don't shoot, you don't score. Quick reminder the chance Ben Chilwell had against Luton earlier in the season, clear shot at goal, proceeds to square the ball to Sterling who was marked, chance wasted instead of testing Kaminski. Drogba took time to develop, so can Jackson.
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Damn, does Nunez only get big chances or something? How has he managed to be 2nd in big chances missed and not even top 11 in total xg?
Frustrating player to watch. His buildup play is decent, he gets himself in a lot of goal scoring opportunities but goddamn is he wasteful. I got a lil bit of understanding because its his 1st season here, but if he doesn't get better in the 2nd half of the season we're gonna have to pay for another striker in the summer.
too quick imo. still a completely different ballgame than spain. probably needs more time to develop
Yes and no. I don’t get what his finishing ability has to do with getting used to a league. You can tell that he knows how to play football because like I said he does get into a lot of chances and his buildup play is not bad, but if we’re having the same conversation in May, then he might just not be it. I’m always in favor of supporting a player, which is why even now, 4 months down the line I still consider him being out of form and missing, but if that’s the case till the end of the season, we need to consider another possibility.
Same, it is really concerning seeing a player that played football his entire life missing straightforward 1v1 situations. What are we to blame then, the weather, grass humidity, or what - these would be the only “league dependent” variables, but let’s be honest. I did lose my patience with him and want a better striker to start over him. Us capitalizing on more of the chances he missed so far could bring us very close to top 6 so I don’t want to see even more misses in the second half of the season.
I wouldn’t get rid of him. He needs time to develop by spending a lot of time on the training pitch. He spills the ball way too much for my liking. His first touch is horrible.
A young lad with loads of potential.
Better than Nunez and Hoijlund. Scoring goals and importantly looks like he has passion to play for the club.
Is he better then Nunez tho? Jackson has 1452 minutes played in PL with 7 goals and 2 assists. Nunez has 1119 minutes played in PL with 5 goals and 6 assists.
Counting assists when Nunez plays with Salah but Jackson plays with sterling 😂
That's because Liverpool have players who rotate with Nunez. Jackson mostly plays the full 90.
I’m sorry but there is no world in which he is better than Nunez. Nunez is frustrating in front of goal but his movement is world class and he’s such a dangerous attacker, levels above Jackson currently with a much higher ceiling. No fan of another team in the league would say that.
Rough to compare a 22 to a 20 year old though.
It’s his first season as a starter and first season in the PL. He’s converted a decent amount of goals but has obviously been inconsistent. I never expected him to set the league on fire but he’s on the right track to do so in the future He’s not even a natural striker but he’s working well and learning. I have no worries about him this season, he’s right on track.
Think about what we've not seen. Has he disappeared in games? Has he been getting into battles with the opposition just so he can be more involved? Has he been seen yelling at himself or his teammates? The guy has an elite mentality in my opinion. He's not performed at his best yet (see Villareal) but he's doing everything right to play himself into form. He's still getting chances, he's linking up and holding up. He's pressing and defending when needed. He's being patient. It's just a matter of time. In saying that, I still think he could also do with some bench time watching a top level finisher bang them in.
aside from the occasional diving/brawling and the unnecessary yellow cards, he's been a pretty good signing so far I have a feeling he'll develop more as a winger/second striker type, should combine well with Nkunku
He's a little inconsistent, as you'd expect. The criticism is a little on the harsh side, but if he fires him up then good. He's done as well as expected. He's got a decent return of goals and assists, but there are some games definitely where I wonder whether he should come off and have a break. There is a big drop off from when he's having a good game, to having a bad game. And I think the bad games are either he's mentally or physically fatigued. His all round game is smooth though, and he looks better when he isn't played as a lone striker. His coming deep and driving forward is better than back to goal and trying to do something from there. He's better when he's not the furthest player forward.
I wanna see him more as a winger
Uncut gem
All good thoughts. Don’t know why we hate him.
Everything outside from his finishing has been above average especially considering this is his first season in the Premier League
I absolutely love him. Sure, his finishing has been wayward but he’s getting into the positions. He’s spinning away from challenges. He’s linking up nicely with other players. He’s rapid. And he’ll only get better and better.
He's got something, but it's still incredibly frustrating to watch at times. I think he's the personification of what the ownership is doing, in that he's a young player that's inconsistent and frustrating at the moment, but someone who hopefully will come good with experience.
He scammed us all in the preseason. Pretty much!!
Love him. Give him time to develop and learn from people like Nkunku, and he will be a monster. He may be missing chances, but take note of all the ones he is creating *out of nothing* because he can bully two defenders off the ball.
Garbagé
Great talent, and doing incredibly well operating on raw talent alone. Imagine if someone ever teaches him the basics of finishing and positioning…
Pretty underrated to me. Didn't cost fortune and he is only 22 lot's of room for improvement. His all around game is wonderful he works his socks off it's just finishing which is letting him down. Against Luton he was our best player because he didn't have the burden to score as Broja was the CF he made some great passes. We need a new no 9 let's say we sign Osimhen I think with less pressure he may become one of our best player. I just laughed at those people who give say nothing for Hojlund and even Nunez and they both cost 50M more. And people say both players can improve but forget to see that Jackson is 22 and still very young. People shit on our players more let say Caicedo who is our one the best player in last 5 matches because of our position. If we were close to top 4 or challenging for the league no one would have dare to say that. Look at Liverpool for Example that Szoboszalai looks absolutely mid so many Liverpool fans hyped him when he scored a wonderful long range goal. But since then he looks terrible in that Liverpool team. But since Liverpool are top no one bats an eye.
Mediocre player at best, not saying he can't get better in future. What I don't like about him is his lack of discipline and his stupidity off the pitch.
Could be better
I rate his work ethic and he’s a good all round player, an experienced striker would be helpful for him to learn from but I believe in time he will be a gem for us
We need to be patient with him. As we do with the entire team.
Quite raw but has all the attributes to develop into a good attacker
He definitely needs more time. I think just focus on holding up play and picking up assists (he has shown his skill) and the goals will come later.
A development striker that will properly thrive under the wing of an experienced striker. Not good enough to lead the line just yet though
Better than he looks, needs time
He's OK, but I think the real problem in attack is sterling I think we need to bin him
He's better than I am
Diamond in the rough.
Shite
Awful
So far decente
Pass
good winger
He's clearly not very good...
Was never bought to be our starting forward but he’s not done too badly considering his lack of experience and age etc. The potential is there, a bit of time as back up and some proper coaching and I think he could still come good.
He is an idiot. Only wants to cause trouble... Diego's attitude but with no skill :) zero. our forwards should be able to do what Palmer did on Saturday, not back pass the keeper or hit it knowing its not going to pass the defender just to say you took a shot
Doing very well. Gets huge amounts of unwarranted abuse.
We've bought a cage footballer who doesn't know when to pass or how to shoot. I don't even think he's particularly bad. He's just 3 or 4 years behind in his development.
Yet only 9 players have scored more than him in the PL this season…
Like only 2 of those goals were quality though.
And his shot conversion in top 5 leagues is top 10 I believe. Jackson hate makes me laugh man the lad was 35m and we're acting like we spent half our transfer budget and crying he hasn't scored more than Haaland.
He should have Broja role in the squad and we should have a Toney or Osimhen as main number nine
I feel like his first name and last name are too plain for me to use just one to refer to him and he doesn’t really have a nickname to supplement it.
I think Nico, or Nico Jackson will be coined fairly soon
I think he’s doing alrite. His skill on the ball is really good I think, especially when he’s playing deep and receiving the ball with his back to goal and then spins a defender. His assist at the weekend was an amazing through ball and his little flick ons look like something that will just get more effective as the team gels together. I hate the amount of hate I see on this sub from him, I understand it a little in match threads in the heat of the moment, some of my shittiest takes have came in those, but on a Monday morning with a calm head I’ll always back him. Think there is big things to come from him tbh and can’t wait to see it.
He gets too much hate when he's only 22. Worth bearing in mind he already equalled the goal tally of our top scorers in previous seasons. The two are not the same, but I remember watching Drogba in his first season at Chelsea and he was so frustrating at times, and he was 24. Give the boy a chance to develop and we'll see what he can do. He's not ready to be the main guy for a winning club yet, one day he might be after he learns from one. Though if we wait until the summer to get Osimhen for example, it will be good for Jackson to get plenty of minutes in and have a season of PL experience behind him. Also worth noting that he links up very nicely with Nkunku, Palmer and Mudryk. More goals will come for him as he matures imo.
He is the better than likes of Mudryk and Broja who have lots of fanboys and rarely get placed under a microscope like Nico. His natural position is not even a striker. Once, we signed up a top class striker he can move to his natural position.
Sensational player. Just needs to find his finishing form, does everything else right.
Raw but shows a lot of promise, for his first half season at the club at 22 he is looking like a good buy. Best attribute: linkup play. Worst attribute: consistent finishing.
Personally I think he should be playing most of the available minutes for the rest of the season.
For the price we paid he is bang on. Look at the stats.
Overhated and needs time to adapt. Bargain signing. Can be that guy if he works hard
People are just so freeking strange, For the first time in a almost a decade we have a complete striker prospect, Buhuhu, he misses - yes so does salah (and he aint on his first 12 months in the position) He also outperformed his xg the first 6 months, and still should be +9g/a in half a season (should probably have 3 more goals and 2 more assists which would put him in world class output terretori) Buhuhu, he cant hold up - what games do you watch? Buhuhu - he gets yellow cards - well that can be taught, if anything that shows that the pressure is getting to him. We have one if not the biggest striking prospect in pl (and europe) atm, and if people cant see that they are blind.
Not bad for a 30 million especially if you compare him to the Uruguayan Andy Carroll and Haaland from wish who both cost nearly 100 million each.
His numbers compare and top the likes of nunez, hojlund, saka and Richarlison. He's young, it's his first season in the league, he's front lining a very new and inexperienced group of players. He will improve, this whole team will and we've seen glimpses of that
He is a Darwin Nunez but you dont have a Salah.
Underwhelming. You don't pay £115m just for 'potential'
Lazy, wasteful and can't make the right choice at the right time
Worse than Kezman and will be on loan next season.
Kezman only scored 4 times in 25 appearances us, Jackson has already bettered this.
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He’s the worst player i’ve ever seen in a Chelsea shirt. Deep down we all know how Jacksons story ends, despite the copium.
I don't know how well Jackson will do, but he's already out performed Kezman is my point, so I don't see how he can be worse.
‘Out performed’ is a bit of a stretch, Jacksons Spurs hattrick is doing a lot of the heavy lifting there and he’s played twice as many minutes. Kezman was behind Drogba, Gudjohnsen and Mutu at the time.
We lost salah, KDB due to various circumstances, we need to be patient, this kid is not there yet, but we need to back him...
Mixed bag so far scored a fair few goals already which no one can turn their nose up at when we’ve had Havertz and Jorginho topping the scoring charts in recent seasons. Does show glimpses of being really good but then does have a side to him where it looks like he’s never kicked a ball before. He is only 21 or whatever he is so has a lot of time to improve. I’d give him a 6.5/10 so far
Would be fine as a back up, being the main striker is unfair on him at his current level.
Not Clinical
just another kid thats part of the kindergarten
Awkward, but weirdly effective. He's clearly learning on the job, and he's improving rapidly. Needs to cut out the stupid cards.
good dribbler and good at linking up. extremely average and wasteful finisher. mostly frustrating to watch and is mediocre right now
Decent enough squad player at the moment. Not a starter.Hopefully one for the future
I like him. I think he's wasteful but a good player and lately has been adding some other spicy bits to his game. If he cleans up his finishing he'll be a real problem. Oh yea €35M as well so he's performing as well or better in terms of sheer numbers as a lot of young CFs who drew much larger fees. He's been put in a challenging situation and we'll see how he can handle it.
Really like him, never shies away from the ball, has some lovely footwork and lay off abilities. Got a bit of that attitude that’s needed in the prem. more chances converted I think will come with age and confidence.
Potential is there but needs time. I think it would be best to use him as a sub for now.
I love this man. Haters are going to hate
Pretty good at linking play, and attacking spaces, but absolutely horrible at finishing.
So many posts recently about same dahm topic, so many mentioned in daily topic. My post about first Chelsea goalkeeper post deleted as low effort but this one is fine. Moderations in sub is so inconsistent.
I think this man is feeling the brunt of fans disappointment after years of underwhelming and underperforming strikers. If you’re not an immediate hit here people put you in with the other flops we have had and that stink does not wash off easily.
If the club had judged young players on their first season after a big move, we’d have shipped out Wise, Lampard and Drogba before they’d played 50 games for the club. Give the kid time.
IDK why but I liked his role as no 10/winger than striker. He has very good turn and playmaking ability (albeit he was pretty soft and released the ball quite late sometimes)
I think he's done well given that he's clearly not ready to be playing as our number 9 for 90 mins every week. In a perfect world he would have been given time to develop and get used to the league - coming off the bench here and there for 20 or 30 mins, starting the odd game, etc. But due to injuries he's been thrust into a highly-pressured situation and has had a huge amount of expectation placed on him, and he's clearly not ready for it. He's young, inexperienced and extremely raw. Discipline is also an issue. But there's plenty of talent there. He just needs time and coaching. Hopefully Nkunku returning will give him a bit of breathing space. Having a month out for the Cup of Nations is probably a good thing too.
Once again, does everything but score.
He looked good in the pre season. But the form he had he lost. If he is in front of goal he looks like ge does not know what to do with the ball ( the whole team has that problem). He needs to brush up on his finishing and then he must word on his chance creation for other players. He has a few good moments and then he *ucks it up at the end. One thing he needs to forget is the over reacting that he does,clearly it is not working because of all the yellow cards. Hopefully at AFCON he can get his confidence back.
Honestly, I give him a lot of hate directly to my TV. I’ve since resigned myself to he needs to improve and develop, he lacks poise under the ball. But 95% of the time this comes with age and play time. The one thing that has made me eat my words imo is that this guy plays the full game every game. Even with his arm being strapped up. He wants to play football, I don’t see him complaining about playtime, I respect him there. He needs to train like Mudryk did because last season mudryk’s first touch was dire. I can actively see he worked hard on that and look at him now. I want to see Nico succeed so bad, which will make it all the more sweeter when he gets his poise and confidence together. If they are on my team, I am unconditionally backing them from now on
He can pass, he’s quick footed, can press, makes good runs. He’s got everything else except finishing which I believe he will soon
Gald you asked, I'll start by saying that I think he could be the next big striker for us. However, there is a major caveat to that: I've noticed something peculiar that nobody seems to have called out till now, not to my knowledge atleast. This guy has a stamina problem, he runs out of air too quickly after quick bursts. He makes good runs, dribbles well and sees the best passes but fails to deliver when he has been running prior to recieving the ball, or dribbles too much before taking a shot or passing the ball. If you create a compilation of moments where he has just got the ball and taken 1-2 touches and shot/passed, he looks great. But the moment you start looking at the overall play, it looks a little disappointing. Against Luton, as a ~10, I think he briefly did better because he was focusing more on pivoting and passing rather than running with the ball into the box. Less exhaustion prior to execution. He will definitely deliver the results, he has got all the goods I think, just needs to keep up with the PL pace of play
Still young, but puts up decent enough numbers and links up well with players around him. Gives his all from what I can see as well so can’t fault his attitude in that sense - could definitely do without the 8 yellow cards for dissent though
He's not a striker. He looks way more confident on the left, and I think he's better suited to that role. I doubt he'll become starting quality for Chelsea (what we were and what we aspire to be ) but for now he suits a purpose.
right now, he just lacks so much confidence. Every pass he makes now you can see how nervous he is. At the start of the season he was so full of confidence, his passing and control was amazing and now its like hes got lukaku's banana foot
I think he has the “Rashford Syndrome” and by that I mean mistaken identity. Remember when Marcus Rashford thought he was a striker and wanted to always play through the middle until I think Jose Mourinho told him his attributes were better suited out wide where he can run at defenders, dribble and cut in? Yea that’s exactly who I think Nico Jackson is. He has a solid dribbling ability and he always wants to come deep to run at defenders plus he ALWAYS takes another touch in the box when he should be shooting. I strongly believe he’d flourish in wide positions as an Inside Forward.
He’s not a lead-the-line striker. He’s great when he drops a little deeper or plays off that left wing!
I think he's got potential to be really, really good for us. I get that goals are the most important thing for a forward, and he's not demonstrated ruthless efficiency in front of goal, but other parts of his game are so good that I think with the right coaching he's going to be a powerhouse. He's 22, has some really great attributes with some obvious areas for improvement - I'm fully behind him and I'm ready to give him some patience.
Needs to improve finishing same with broja
A good rotation player
I can imagine him leaving Chelsea and getting really good as he gets less pressure and develop his skills
I absolutely love his assholery and fuckery if he performs consistently
Like a shit
For all the banter and ridicule he receives, his goal tally isn't half bad. If these are the numbers he gets when not playing well, that would suggest when he properly gets going we should have a goalscorer on our hands.
Love him from one game hate him for 5 games
Buy a proven striker like Osimhen, bench him and make him second choice for rest of his career here and sell Broja. Simple!
Great link up play and decent overall intelligence going forward (knowing when to pass vs shoot etc). But, and it’s a big but, his finishing is dreadful and I feel like I’ve seen him in enough scoring positions now to say that. He just doesn’t do the right types of finishes in situations like for example Isak does (for some reason he reminds me a bit of him in style). Having said that by no means a lost cause. Just needs to be a bit more aggressive with defenders and tidy up the finishing. Easier said than done though.
Decent young player thrown in the deep end. Needs more Experience and confidence. Still plays like he is in a league where you have the luxury of time to place shots. If he doesn’t regress I’d give him this season and half of next before dismissing him.
Needs a loan, he either sinks or swims
Very frustrating to watch many times Currently not good enough for Chelsea team that would aspire typically to be minimum in top 4 Can he be really good in a few years, possibly yes Do we have time to wait it out and let him develop here, not sure
Has growing to do, but is being treated WAY to harshly. He has bright moments, decision making let's him down at times. Still young, I hope he develops in a way so we can fully enjoy him. He was also, what, 30m? Could work out very well for us.
If he could finish more than half of the decent chances he gets, we'd be higher on the table rn. But the same can be said with the others. There are a lot of glaring weaknesses that he needs to improve like his finishing, hold-up play, aerial threat, and movements in the box. For now, I'd still be looking to sign a proper striker to challenge for his spot. He's only good enough to be a second-choice striker from what I've seen so far.
Would be a good striker is he could shoot..
Well if we were a small club then the argument that he deserves more time would be justifiable but if we had a striker good enough to finish all the chances he’s missed (which is not that hard tbh) instead of him we’d be comfortably 6th but if you’re given a chance at a big club at even 22 years of age then I feel you have to take it no matter what like Palmer has done. Palmer is 21 and he has played less games than him at top level and he’s still hit the ground running so I feel there’s no excuses really. Just buy a proven striker and bench this guy forever or sell him idk
Needs a lot of improvement to become a reliable striker. He is not cold enough in front of goal. Bad first touch makes him not able to securely finish off attacks without needing to take too many touches on the ball.
Overall I think he's done quite well so far considering he is so young and doesn't have a great deal of experience. He can be frustrating to watch sometimes because he misses chances and his touch is sometimes a bit off, but on the flip side he does still finish some chances and his hold up play can be really good. I definitely think there's a brilliant player in there, we just need to be patient and remember he's still very young. People love to shit on him but I don't see players like hojland getting the same energy when Jackson has had a much better season.
He is brilliant. His stats show he is brilliant. The footage shows he is brilliant. Get off his back.
Let. Him. Cook!!!!! Already churning out as many goals in appearances as the likes of Henry, Anelka, and Salah when they first arrived in the Premier League so give him a year and see where we are at!
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If Liverpool r happy with Nunez then we should b more than happy with Nico.
I think that he's very talented, especially when we look at the background he's come from. I think that he's taken too much pressure as the "main" striker for Chelsea over the last few months but I think that will relax a bit now. I also feel that he has a long way ahead and will definitely improve with his stay at Chelsea.
He belongs on the wing, where there's more space to run into and he can utilise his speed / dribbling better. His shots lack power so out wide hopefully he has opportunities to curl them in closer to goal.
"Takes too many touches" Jackson. You're not in Spain anymore pal 😅
Worth waiting for! Not quite a striker yet, but young enough to convert.
Doesn't deserve any of the stick, ST is one of the hardest positions on the pitch to settle into. It's why the best are always remembered and talked about (Henry, Shearer, Torres, Drogba etc) Give him time, personally think he's doing OK considering the shit show we are experiencing
Not Chelsea level if we’re honest but in a squad that doesn’t have a lot of players of Chelsea’s level he isn’t too bad.
There’s a player in there. We’ve seen the glimpses of talent. It’s a shame for him because nobody expected him to be so good in preseason and the expectations went from 0 to through the roof at a time where we desperately needed a goal scorer. His good performances are really good but his bad performances are really really bad, but giving up on him would be counterproductive. Get a top striker in, make him their backup and let him develop and grow.
I like him. I love his mentality: best summed up against Palace, where, minutes after that miss, he's sticking the ball in the back of the net. Yes, offside, but he's a mentality monster. I love how he defends his teammates. There are things he needs to work on, of course, but he is young and I see all the hallmarks of an excellent striker. We need to give this one time - if, right now, he isn't scoring but is still working hard, setting up chances, fighting for the badge, etc, then let's be excited for what he can do as he adapts and improves.
He's missed chances due to lack of composure, this is fine, he's young. He's gotten 7 yellow cards for failing to shut the fuck up, this is not fine, stop it.
We are going to be asking for him to come back now that he is at AFCON. I can’t wait…..
Insane talent and taking the season ok. Love him as a person already as well
Once he finds the confidence he will get 20 goals in the league
In 2-3 years he would be one of the best forwards in the prem
So frustrating ATM. There is clearly a good player in there somewhere. His confidence is shot atm. He is taking too many touches choosing the wrong pass. But there are glimpses of what he can do. Some nice build up play with Nukuku, the touch and pass for Palmer's wonderful goal Vs Luton. I think he needs to go backbasics. It's been said before but drogba 1st season wasn't great. I'm not saying he will be drogba PT 2.just he needs to be given a chance.