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Mauricio Pochettino backs Chelsea footballer (Source- Twitter)
Chelsea FC faced a defeat against Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday. Bernardo Silva's 84th minute goal turned out to be the winner of the game. The Blues have been struggling with form in the current season as they have failed to perform consistently in English Premier League as they are currently placed 9th in the league table as they are far away from the European qualification scenario.
The Blues had the chance to beat Pep Guardiola's side in the FA Cup, but they failed to capitalise their chances, as striker Nicolas Jackson missed lot of easy chances in both halfs of the game. The Senegalese forward was through on many ocassions but he could not put it past Stefan Ortega. Fans and football pundits have lashed out on the footballer after his horrifying display at Wembley. However he has scored 13 goals and five assists in what has been his first season in English football since his summer arrival from Villarreal.
Mauricio Pochettino has backed his striker after his dismal show against City. The Argentine coach believes he is the leading striker for the side currently, and the 22-year-old has been performing good with the side and have managed well as well. The coach believes that the striker needs time to improve him and also provides the assurance that he will be better next season.
Mauricio Pochettino backs Jackson ahead of Arsenal clash
Jackson has reacted in the days since the semi-final defeat, Pochettino added, "We were talking yesterday and he was tired, more than he normally is because the team wanted to win, the players wanted to go to the final. He is young and needs to live this type of situation to improve."
The youngstar, will be leading the attack in the upcoming game against Arsenal on Tuesday night, and he will be hoping to spoil the party of the Gunners as they are currently competing for the title race and Chelsea on the other hand will like to finish in a respectable position.