Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has continued to back Nicolas Jackson despite his inconsistency in front of goal. The Senegal international has had mixed reviews on his form since joining from Villarreal last summer where he was awarded the La Liga player of the month for May. Jackson has scored 11 goals in all competitions, 10 of them in the Premier League, yet he has not warmed...
Ahead of Tuesday’s London derby, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has praised his Chelsea counterpart, Mauricio Pochettino, for the mentorship role he played during their short time together in France. The duo played together at Ligue 1 outfit Paris Saint-Germain when Arteta was on loan from Barcelona in the 2001–02 season, in the early days of his professional football career. During this period, Pochettino, who moved to...
Nicolas Jackson may have endured a tough start to his life at Stamford Bridge, but the Senegalese forward is not the reason why Chelsea have struggled this season. The 22-year-old, who joined the London club in a £32 million move last summer, has netted 13 goals and provided five assists in 37 matches across all competitions, including scoring ten goals in the Premier League. However, his...
Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has revealed that he deliberately provoked Coventry City fans during the penalty shootout of Sunday's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley despite being on an earlier yellow card. The Cameroonian was booked time wasting during the 120 minutes of action before getting a second yellow for causing a distraction during the shootout but was not sent off. It was similar to Aston...
Cyriel Dessers has his sights on winning the Scottish Cup with Rangers after leading them to the final. The Nigerian forward scored a brace against Hearts on Sunday to secure a 2-0 win and set up an Old Firm Derby with fierce rivals Celtic next month. Dessers has now scored 19 goals in all competitions and asserted he was not bothered so much about scoring goals...
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