Pochettino responds to Shearer’s criticism of the Chelsea star
Mauricio Pochettino, the coach of Chelsea, expressed disapproval of the comments made by English star Alan Shearer, who launched a harsh critique at Blues’ striker Nicholas Jackson.
Having moved to Chelsea for 32 million pounds from Villarreal last summer, the Senegalese striker is in the process of adapting to his new environment at Stamford Bridge.
At 22 years old, he has only managed to score two goals in the Premier League across nine games and faced difficulties showcasing his scoring abilities during the team’s recent 2-0 loss to Brentford.
This sparked Shearer, who claimed Jackson is not a “natural goalscorer” and said he “looks as if he needs a lot of help in that position”.
Pochettino voiced his support for Jackson, and revealed that Shearer’s criticism was unjustified.
The Argentine coach said in statements reported by the Daily Mail: “You need more matches to reach (Shearer’s) opinion. If you watch the matches against Liverpool, Dortmund or Luton, in different circumstances, he is a different player… It is dangerous to make this analysis based on For one match.
He added: “Nico was not at his best, but if you watch him in other matches, he is a player, and if you see (the Brentford match) he is another player. We have to be fair in our analyses, and we have to give him time.”
When examining the grounds for Chelsea’s loss, Shearer pinpointed Jackson as a potential problem: “To be more prolific you have to put yourself in scoring positions. There was a complete lack of movement from him today.”
He added: “Sometimes you have to run for the defender and for yourself. He seems very lethargic and sometimes not sure what to do. He is waiting for something to happen. You have to do it yourself sometimes. You have to work, you have to make The defenders work, you have to try to attract them.”
He continued: “Scorers don’t hang around on the edge of the penalty area like he does… He has to accept that the ball arrives in front of the goal, and it is his job to finish it. They could never have scored today with this. It seems as if he needs a lot of help in this position.” “.
Pochettino responds to Shearer’s criticism of the Chelsea star
