Pundit Gary Neville has claimed that he would really not like to defend against Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson.
He told his own podcast that the 22-year-old is a real handful, although he does need to bring more consistency to his game.
After 75 minutes yesterday, everyone will have been saying that Jackson had endured a real tough evening against Tottenham last night.
However, fast forward to full-time and he left North London with the match ball to commemorate his first Chelsea hat-trick.
A truly remarkable game ended 4-1 to the Blues, with Cole Palmer one of the players heaping praise on the £30m summer signing for his performance.
Neville has now claimed that while lacking consistency right now, there is certainly a player with potential that will excite Mauricio Pochettino.
Neville praises Jackson
He said: “For Jackson he has got the potential that I think Mauricio Pochettino will like. He runs, he is athletic, I thought he did a really good thing in the first half where Vicario made a wonderful save where he just turned back inside, but then at the end he hits that one over the bar.
“He is inconsistent and erratic with his finishing and I think we need to try and see more consistency from him.
“But he’s a handful, he’s a threat, you wouldn’t like to play against him. There’s a few Chelsea player like that, but it’s how they knit it together as a team because at the moment it’s still up and down.”
A hat-trick will surely be enough for Pochettino to back the striker to start again when Manchester City visit Stamford Bridge at the weekend.
Following up last night with a big performance is absolutely imperative now for Jackson.
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