- Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson hits back at Chelsea legend who criticised him
- Jackson scored early in the match to give Chelsea a 6-2 win over Wolves
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Nicolas Jackson has asked a former Chelsea star to ‘shut his mouth’ after finding the net against Wolves.
Jackson was criticised by the former Blues player for his performance during Chelsea’s defeat to Manchester City last weekend.
Although Jackson failed to find the net at that moment, within two minutes he scored and Chelsea won 6-2 against Wolves.
In a thrilling match at Molineux, Matheus Cunha equalised for Wolves, before Cole Palmer restored Chelsea’s lead and Jorgen Strand Larsen made it 2-2.
Noni Madueke scored a hat-trick in the 14th minute of the second half, before Joao Felix scored in the closing stages to give Chelsea the win.
Nicolas Jackson told former Chelsea star to ‘shut up’ after goal against Wolves
Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel criticised Jackson’s finishing against City.
Mikel, who played for Chelsea between 2006 and 2017, said in an interview with beIN Sports: ‘We played OK, not perfect, but OK.
‘We created chances, we didn’t capitalize on them. And this is just an example of how Jackson finishes.
‘You see it, even though he was offside, he dribbles (past) one, two or three players and the way he shoots the ball!’
Mikel continues: ‘You need a striker who can hit the ball back into the net and we don’t have that.
“I know I talk about him so much and sometimes I sound like I’m disrespecting him. I’m not disrespecting him.
‘I think at Chelsea Football Club we need a top striker who can score goals.
‘A bit like (Haaland), 91 goals (for City), that’s really unbelievable.’
Former Chelsea star John Obi Mikel criticised Jackson’s finishing against Manchester City
Jackson opened the scoring for Chelsea against Wolves when he found the net in the second minute
Jackson hit back at Mikel, writing on Instagram: ‘@Mikel_john_obi shut up.
‘Don’t talk nonsense, we are destroying ourselves for Africa.’
Jackson has been heavily criticised by pundits for his inconsistent performances since moving to Chelsea from Villarreal last year.
In the following period, Jackson scored 17 goals in 45 games for the Blues.
There are suggestions that Chelsea could sign a striker before the transfer deadline, which could see Jackson drop even further down the Stamford Bridge pecking order.
However, Jackson hopes the impact he made against Wolves will make him even more popular with Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca.