33 minutes ago, big blue said:

Anonymous, other than missing an absolute sitter that would've probably given us a comfortable home win.

Not scored in 11 now. The lad for Ipswich, Hirst, looked better, had a great strike that went just wide, don't think Jackson has ever struck the ball that well.

He would be 3rd choice for me, like when we had Ba or Loic Remy.

Perhaps he should try playing without boots again. He loved telling the media how he didn't have any boots until later on in life - maybe he should go back to what he knows. Cos he sure as hell can't play with boots on...

3 minutes ago, nonotnowjim said:

Perfect striker.... A dream. Wish we could clone him.... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭

Imagine saying you want a clone of Nicolas Jackson.......of all f**king strikers. Drogba, Aguero, Henry, Rooney, Ronaldo, Costa, yeah, maybe.........but Nicolas Jackson?

Edited April 13, 20251 yr by Scott Harris

2 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

Imagine saying you want a clone of Nicolas Jackson.......of all f**king strikers. Drogba, Aguero, Henry, Rooney, Ronaldo, Costa, yeah, maybe.........but Nicholas Jackson?

He is really good.... honest.... please believe me....

The quicker people on here start calling out Maresca for selecting him the better.... Maresca and this c**t need to be gone from the club.

I hate seeing his stupid f**king face in a chelsea shirt. So awful.

27 minutes ago, Zeta said:

I hate seeing his stupid f**king face in a chelsea shirt. So awful.

We need more of this. I wish more people would get on message and get this c**t out of our club. We need a banner to make sure he and Maresca understand how we feel....

He even managed to pick up one of his trademark yellow cards for being a d**khead, then was confused why he was being subbed.

Genuninely one of the dumbest players I have seen put on a Chelsea shirt. We've had worse quality, and players that don't put in the effort, but nobody that is as stupid as Jackson is.

Funny, Jackson was scoring far more frequently with "chaos" ball than under Maresca's f**k knows what to call it ball.

Honestly, get a manager who can build from the back and Jackson, et all, Neto, Palmer, Noni et all become leathal.

No joke, Jacksons goals dried up when Maresca got his feet under the table, his goals dried up the same time as the teams did.

We look toothless across the pitch and cannot score first.

I think we need to lay off the players because theyre simply doing what theyre being told to do by Maresca. Under poch we scored quite a lot, under Maresca we dont score. I blame the manager not the players.

He can be annoying but I enjoyed it when he does lose his head and goes a bit mental. At least he was scoring then.

This is Maresca's "Dream" forward.

I trust a lot of you are giving your money to @nonotnowjim today?

https://www.footballfancast.com/chelsea-star-jackson-showed-boehly-has-to-spend/

On the football front, Jackson is everybit as much of a problem as Sanchez is. The only one that is a bigger problem is Maresca.

Edited April 14, 20251 yr by just

20 minutes ago, just said:

I trust a lot of you are giving your money to @nonotnowjim today?

https://www.footballfancast.com/chelsea-star-jackson-showed-boehly-has-to-spend/

On the football front, Jackson is everybit as much of a problem as Sanchez is. The only one that is a bigger problem is Maresca.

This is a system/management issue, the entire attack is barren. Jackson and Palmer were scoring for fun before the folically challenged PE teacher sunk his teeth in.

On 04/04/2025 at 09:21, Ukraine Bolt said:

Good to have him back and finally have a outlet up top.

Yeah, we've really missed what Jackson brings to the team, which is..........................................................(give me a few days and I might come up with something).

Jesus, how bad we have become when we are pinning our hopes on an average player like Jackson. This season really is our very own annus horribilis.

11 minutes ago, Nibs said:

Yeah, we've really missed what Jackson brings to the team, which is..........................................................(give me a few days and I might come up with something).

Jesus, how bad we have become when we are pinning our hopes on an average player like Jackson. This season really is our very own annus horribilis.

Still better than watching nkunku

4 minutes ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

Still better than watching nkunku

The fact this statement is true is such an indictment of the shambles we are currently in.

Jackson, in a competitive squad, should be no more than 3rd/4th choice a la Batshuayi during his stint with us.

2 hours ago, just said:

I trust a lot of you are giving your money to @nonotnowjim today?

https://www.footballfancast.com/chelsea-star-jackson-showed-boehly-has-to-spend/

On the football front, Jackson is everybit as much of a problem as Sanchez is. The only one that is a bigger problem is Maresca.

Just to be clear, I am not making any money from Jackson's ineptitude. Any contributions from those brave enough to put their money where their mouth is ( @Simplymo and the lovely @Valerie ) goes towards running The Shed End (alongside the money I am forfeiting)

1 hour ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

This is a system/management issue, the entire attack is barren. Jackson and Palmer were scoring for fun before the folically challenged PE teacher sunk his teeth in.

Partly true. The system is the issue for most of our problems. But not when it comes to Jackson, who plays like the same headless chicken, however we play. I actually think he is too stupid to understand/comprehend any instructions Maresca gives - so it doesn't really matter much to him.

Oh - and whilst we are on this.... if we are both in agreement that it is the system that is causing the bulk of our problems - how come you were not so generous to blame the system, when giving a character assassination of other chelsea players (Neto, Felix, Nkunku, and Sancho all spring to mind....).

1 hour ago, Nibs said:

Yeah, we've really missed what Jackson brings to the team, which is..........................................................(give me a few days and I might come up with something).

Jesus, how bad we have become when we are pinning our hopes on an average player like Jackson. This season really is our very own annus horribilis.

Clearly we have not missed him at all - and thankfully most fans saw through Maresca's act of pinning our bad form on Jacksons absence. We were bad with Jackson in the team before his injury. We were bad during his absence. We have been even worse since he has come back. It is of surprise to nobody - except perhaps his most ardent fanboys - that Jacksons return has not improved our fortunes on the pitch. Why would it? If what we needed was a headless chicken, then any old tom dick and harry could do the job.

1 hour ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

Still better than watching nkunku

Nkunku is gone - his head clearly isn't in it. Marginalised and alienated by the manager, and essentially forced out of the club. His reaction and attitude has stank the joint out, and he should be ashamed at how little he appears to have tried when out on the pitch. But there can be no legitimate argument that Nkunku is the better footballer and finisher than the donkey. Plus - we come back to your initial argument - the system sucks the life out of every attacking player (bar the braindead jackson who just smiles simplistically).

9 minutes ago, nonotnowjim said:

Partly true. The system is the issue for most of our problems. But not when it comes to Jackson, who plays like the same headless chicken, however we play. I actually think he is too stupid to understand/comprehend any instructions Maresca gives - so it doesn't really matter much to him.

Oh - and whilst we are on this.... if we are both in agreement that it is the system that is causing the bulk of our problems - how come you were not so generous to blame the system, when giving a character assassination of other chelsea players (Neto, Felix, Nkunku, and Sancho all spring to mind....).

It boils down to past experiences:

Have Neto or Nkunku ever had a run similar to this in their Chelsea careers? For Neto you can include his entire football career. I defend players based on past experiences, you defend players based on hypotheticals.

Not sure why Sancho has been included within your brackets either.

17 minutes ago, nonotnowjim said:

Nkunku is gone - his head clearly isn't in it. Marginalised and alienated by the manager, and essentially forced out of the club. His reaction and attitude has stank the joint out, and he should be ashamed at how little he appears to have tried when out on the pitch. But there can be no legitimate argument that Nkunku is the better footballer and finisher than the donkey. Plus - we come back to your initial argument - the system sucks the life out of every attacking player (bar the braindead jackson who just smiles simplistically).

alienated by who? Nkunku has played 43 minutes less than Nkunku this season. Pathetic excuse.

5 minutes ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

alienated by who? Nkunku has played 43 minutes less than Nkunku this season. Pathetic excuse.

Oh - you want to play that game? Ok - fair enough. If we are saying that a game is a game, then I can accept that...I will take my comment back....Chris has no reason to feel alienated. He has played 43 mins less (or more - unsure based on your comment) than Jackson - so if a game is a game, and a minute is a minute, then I a, wrong...there had been no differentiation or clear favourtism from Maresca...

In this reality, a goal is also a goal...which is convenient for me - because Nkunku has scored significantly more. 14 goals this season and 5 assists. Jackson has scored just 9, despite similar game time (Jackson has actually scored just 2 more than Felix, who played significantly less for us - and who you despise...but that can be an argument for another day)

...but as fun as this has been, if we pause and take a breath for a second, we all know that in truth, that a game isn't just a game, and a goal isn't just a goal. Nkunku playing 90 mins against Barrow is not the same as being first choice - out of blind favourtism - for the premier league.

Chris was marginalised, and basically forgotten about. He was part of the B team. Maresca did nothing to integrate him into a system that suited his strengths. The same is also true of many others.

Nkunku has reacted appallingly - seemingly downing tools and wanting out. That is unforgivable - but lets not try and pretend that Maresca has treated all fairly and equally - and in the process alienated a number of players.

23 minutes ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

It boils down to past experiences:

Have Neto or Nkunku ever had a run similar to this in their Chelsea careers? For Neto you can include his entire football career. I defend players based on past experiences, you defend players based on hypotheticals.

Not sure why Sancho has been included within your brackets either.

Nope - Neither have had runs like that for Chelsea. Would have been quite difficult for that to happen given that a) Nkunku has been either injured or not played in the first team for us for any similar length of games and b) neto just signed for us, and has mostly played out wide - not up top as a striker (and therefore wouldn't expect him to score so regularly).

Might have slipped your attention that Nkunku has a pretty healthy scoring record elsewhere though - playing in a team where he had a run of games, and in a system that played to his strengths. In fact his goalscoring exploits are so legendary that he continues to be courted by a tiny Bavarian team called Bayern Munich now..... I do wonder what they see that Maresca and his dour ball eyeballs cant....

Just now, nonotnowjim said:

Nope - Neither have had runs like that for Chelsea. Would have been quite difficult for that to happen given that a) Nkunku has been either injured or not played in the first team for us for any similar length of games and b) neto just signed for us, and has mostly played out wide - not up top as a striker (and therefore wouldn't expect him to score so regularly).

Might have slipped your attention that Nkunku has a pretty healthy scoring record elsewhere though - playing in a team where he had a run of games, and in a system that played to his strengths. In fact his goalscoring exploits are so legendary that he continues to be courted by a tiny Bavarian team called Bayern Munich now..... I do wonder what they see that Maresca and his dour ball eyeballs cant....

I'll accept the point on his injury, its clearly affected him. His load has had to be managed but that isn't an excuse for a complete disrespect to the club that pays his wages to not even give the bare minimum of effort. Every time he's been given minutes in the Premier league he looks like a weak child walking around the pitch.

As i said, you can post a run like that for any point of Neto's career. He's 25 years old with 6 years of experience in the premier league, surely he has some top form that you alluded to in previous posts. Surely that two footed, long distance shooter has done something similar to justify his worth or showcase his potential?

12 minutes ago, nonotnowjim said:

Oh - you want to play that game? Ok - fair enough. If we are saying that a game is a game, then I can accept that...I will take my comment back....Chris has no reason to feel alienated. He has played 43 mins less (or more - unsure based on your comment) than Jackson - so if a game is a game, and a minute is a minute, then I a, wrong...there had been no differentiation or clear favourtism from Maresca...

In this reality, a goal is also a goal...which is convenient for me - because Nkunku has scored significantly more. 14 goals this season and 5 assists. Jackson has scored just 9, despite similar game time (Jackson has actually scored just 2 more than Felix, who played significantly less for us - and who you despise...but that can be an argument for another day)

...but as fun as this has been, if we pause and take a breath for a second, we all know that in truth, that a game isn't just a game, and a goal isn't just a goal. Nkunku playing 90 mins against Barrow is not the same as being first choice - out of blind favourtism - for the premier league.

Chris was marginalised, and basically forgotten about. He was part of the B team. Maresca did nothing to integrate him into a system that suited his strengths. The same is also true of many others.

Nkunku has reacted appallingly - seemingly downing tools and wanting out. That is unforgivable - but lets not try and pretend that Maresca has treated all fairly and equally - and in the process alienated a number of players.

Where should Nkunku have played during the run of form we were in at the start of the season out of interest? He was so poor in his showings up top that we had to shoehorn Neto in up top.

Just now, Ukraine Bolt said:

Where should Nkunku have played during the run of form we were in at the start of the season out of interest? He was so poor in his showings up top that we had to shoehorn Neto in up top.

I am no coach - but I think it is less about where he should have played, and more about how we should have played....

It is for the manager to implement a style and system, that suits our best players. Those best players (in my eyes) are James, Caicedo, Nkunku and Palmer. I think James is the best wingback in the world, Caicedo one of the best engines in the world, and both Nkunku and Palmer - when fit, in form and playing in a team that suits them, are world class.

None of these 4 players suit the football, system, tactics that Maresca has served up.

Nkunku plays best as a left sided forward, 2nd striker or CAM. But with the attacking talents we have - and in team that progresses the ball at pace, there is an element of flexibility and fluidity in positions. It doesn't need to be rigid.

6 minutes ago, nonotnowjim said:

I am no coach - but I think it is less about where he should have played, and more about how we should have played....

It is for the manager to implement a style and system, that suits our best players. Those best players (in my eyes) are James, Caicedo, Nkunku and Palmer. I think James is the best wingback in the world, Caicedo one of the best engines in the world, and both Nkunku and Palmer - when fit, in form and playing in a team that suits them, are world class.

None of these 4 players suit the football, system, tactics that Maresca has served up.

Nkunku plays best as a left sided forward, 2nd striker or CAM. But with the attacking talents we have - and in team that progresses the ball at pace, there is an element of flexibility and fluidity in positions. It doesn't need to be rigid.

We were second in the league, surely you can decide who he should have been starting over in the league before the Everton draw?

Just now, Ukraine Bolt said:

We were second in the league, surely you can decide who he should have been starting over in the league before the Everton draw?

Don't think you understand my position. I don't care if we were 2nd in the league, top of the league or bottom of the league.

As I have said on the Maresca threads, I am happy to forgo immediate results, and sacrifice that for what I think are the long term best interests of the club.

That means, I want a manager who finds a system and style that suits our best players. Its not about individual selections for individual games...And I will happily take short term pain (bad results and near misses) for the journey of implementing a style and system that gets us there in the long term. I have already said who I think those best 4 players are.

Edit: and in case not clear - The fraudulent, perverted, donkey c**t would not be in the squad in anyway shape or form. I would literally play anyone else than him up front. Including Maureen the tea lady.

Edited April 14, 20251 yr by nonotnowjim

I wish I could clone this guy.....silky smooth skils and control....

Even Poch failed to really bring Nkunku in the XI after the team was fully settled with Palmer being the main guy. They are chemistry negative together and there have been several instances this season that being the case. Look at Brighton away.

I've also yet to see anything from Nkunku where we can indefinitely say his knee injury hasn't effected him, because he lost all his dynamism.