Alan Shearer, a former England and Newcastle player, has slammed Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson after the former Villarreal player’s performance against Manchester City on Saturday. Nicolas, 22, fared poorly in the 1-0 FA Cup semifinal defeat to Pep Guardiola’s team. Bernardo Silva scored the only goal of the night in the dying few minutes to propel City to the competition’s final.
However, Mauricio Pochettino’s side will rue the wasted opportunities to win the game. Jackson squandered at least three key opportunities to put them ahead. He got a great opportunity in the first half but was unable to take a shot on goal.
Kyle Walker knocked the Senegalese off the ball during an attack on the goal. He squandered every opportunity that came his way, prompting Shearer to criticize his attempts. “Mauricio Pochettino feels Chelsea should be about fourth on expected goals, and this is exactly what he’s on about,” Shearer was quoted as saying by BBC One.
“Jackson never appeared relaxed. They are absolute sitters. They actually are. Three excellent opportunities for him.”
