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Jackson's absurd miss in Chelsea's defeat that everyone in England is talking about

The Senegalese striker failed in a key moment of the match.

By Darwin Largo

The Senegalese striker failed in a key moment of the match.
The Senegalese striker failed in a key moment of the match.
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Chelsea lost 1-0 against Nottingham Forest and once again left the fans with many doubts, who left Stamford Bridge disappointed to see again that their team has not lived up to expectations. Last week's victory over Luton Town was of little use, as things now seem to be the same as before.

 

Mauricio Pochettino decided this Saturday to ratify the confidence to his players and repeat the starting lineup that had played against Luton Town. But this time it did not give a good result, as the performance was far from satisfactory.

In the first half neither team could impose their plans and they went to the break 0-0. But at the start of the second half the visitors surprised everyone when Taiwo Awoniyi took advantage of a mistake by Moises Caicedo, recovered the ball and assisted Anthony Elanga. The Swedish winger had been introduced a minute earlier due to Danilo's injury and in his first intervention he scored the opener with a soft shot next to Robert Sanchez's left post.

Being at a disadvantage, Chelsea pushed forward looking for the equaliser. And they came very close to achieving it in the 37th minute, when Raheem Sterling made a great individual play and sent a cross for Nicolas Jackson. But the Selegalese striker, inside the box and unopposed by the goalkeeper, incredibly shot over the crossbar, depriving his team of scoring a goal that would have been important.

 

What will the coach think?

Mauricio Pochettino had said just a few days ago: "Nicolas Jackson has top potential to become one of the greatest strikers. It's not easy to find players like him. His work ethic is amazing. He has the potential to be a great striker. He needs time, and space to grow and his qualities are fantastic. Has he changed his mind now?


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