William Gallas believes Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson must become a more ruthless goalscorer or risk losing his place in the starting eleven to Christopher Nkunku.
Jackson made a promising start in England last season following his arrival from Villarreal.
The 17-time Senegal international, who has just one goal for his country so far, has 17 goals and six assists in 44 appearances in all competitions, including 14 goals and five assists in 35 Premier League games.
Jackson has it continued in a similar way at the start of this season, sitting on four goals and three assists after seven Premier League games.
Nicolas Jackson needs to score “20 goals this season,” says Gallas
However, Jackson has missed 29 “big chances” in the Premier League since the start of last season, with only Erling Haaland (37) missing more, although the Man City man has scored 19 goals more
Waiting in the wings Should Jackson’s form slip, Nkunku, who has returned to fitness after serious knee and hamstring injuries last season, already has seven goals in all competitions this campaign despite limited minutes.
According to Gallas, Jackson must become more clinical to convince Maresca that he deserves to remain in his starting lineup.
“Enzo Maresca knows what he’s doing with Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson, he has them competing with each other because they know they have to be at their best to stay in the team,” Gallas said. Prime Casino.
“Both want to start and both have shown that they can score goals, if one of them stops scoring, the other will play.
“I think Jackson should score 20 goals this season after scoring 14 last year, he needs to keep improving because he knows he’s competing with Nkunku.
“Jackson has improved, but he has to do better, if he has three or four good chances he has to score at least two. At the moment he needs five chances for every goal.”
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