4 hours ago, Ajbod said:

And as Jim would say it was a meaningfull goal, it was the winner, not the icing on the cake.

It was a big goal - and for that he should get credit.

The remaining time he was on the pitch, he was absolutely awful - shockingly bad - including completely messing up the 1 on 1 and costing us a goal. So if we are giving him credit for the titty scuff (which palmer put on a plate for him and he STILL almost missed), then we also need to equally be brutal about the rest of the game.

5 hours ago, Brigadeiro Mk II said:

The way I see it is that he got caught between two minds (like he often does) and when he considered that pass he f**ked up his run. Those 10 minutes between his goal and that 1v1 sums up Jackson.

He hasn’t got 1 mind let alone 2

11 hours ago, Remodez said:

This is what happens when there's a defender in front of you blocking the view of the ball and the ball is also coming in at pace.

Plenty of strikers have done this, even Haaland. Really bizarre how he's scored the crucial goal for us in a final and people are still complaining about the goal. By all means complain about the 1v1 but not this.

You really haven't got a clue what you are talking about here. Absolutely no idea. And neither have the people who have "liked" your post. Where is the player ahead of him? You attack a ball in the air in front of you, by having your head in front. Not behind. Not waiting until the ball is inches from you. If you have any inate aerial ability you will ANTICIPATE the probable flight of the ball and adjust your own height, (jump or bend your knees accordingly), to meet the height of the of the ball. You DO NOT lean back. You DO NOT look away from the ball as Jackson is clearly doing in the moment the ball arrives.

Stop making excuses. He is sh*te in the air. Cack, pooh, garbage, basura. Jody Morris was better in the air. Vanessa Feltz is better in the air. Stephen Hawkins was better in the air. Jackson is the worst centre-forward we have EVER had in the air. And he is 6' f**kin 2" for Christ's sake.

Debate finished. Over. Done dusted. Tudo pronto.

On 15/06/2023 at 16:59, JM7 said:

Matt Law was on the London is Blue podcast saying that we shouldn’t be anywhere near him. He’s not Chelsea quality at all. He won’t get back to where we need. 

Great post from a year ago. Kudos to Matt Law.

2 hours ago, just said:

You really haven't got a clue what you are talking about here. Absolutely no idea. And neither have the people who have "liked" your post. Where is the player ahead of him? You attack a ball in the air in front of you, by having your head in front. Not behind. Not waiting until the ball is inches from you. If you have any inate aerial ability you will ANTICIPATE the probable flight of the ball and adjust your own height, (jump or bend your knees accordingly), to meet the height of the of the ball. You DO NOT lean back. You DO NOT look away from the ball as Jackson is clearly doing in the moment the ball arrives.

Stop making excuses. He is sh*te in the air. Cack, pooh, garbage, basura. Jody Morris was better in the air. Vanessa Feltz is better in the air. Stephen Hawkins was better in the air. Jackson is the worst centre-forward we have EVER had in the air. And he is 6' f**kin 2" for Christ's sake.

Debate finished. Over. Done dusted. Tudo pronto.

While I was not good enough to make it professionally I do indeed know what I am talking about.

You are looking at a still image. In the video when Palmer plays the ball there is a defender in front of Jackson.

If you watch the goal Jackson has to check himself last min as the ball isn't going forward/high as he anticipated. Hence him leaning back to attempt to get the contact.

I’m not making an excuse, the ball bouncing off a chest or knee is not an uncommon thing for a striker when you don’t have a clear view of the ball trajectory. It’s not Jackson specific.

Your only valid point is him closing his eyes, the rest of your post reads as hysterical ramblings.

4 hours ago, Remodez said:

If you watch the goal Jackson has to check himself last min as the ball isn't going forward/high as he anticipated.

The bolded part is the problem, though. He did well to react for this goal but for every other issue with Jackson it comes down to his poor anticipation, attention and reading of the game. You can't have a player like that in a team that wants to play with a slow build-up.

5 hours ago, Remodez said:

While I was not good enough to make it professionally I do indeed know what I am talking about.

You are looking at a still image. In the video when Palmer plays the ball there is a defender in front of Jackson.

If you watch the goal Jackson has to check himself last min as the ball isn't going forward/high as he anticipated. Hence him leaning back to attempt to get the contact.

I’m not making an excuse, the ball bouncing off a chest or knee is not an uncommon thing for a striker when you don’t have a clear view of the ball trajectory. It’s not Jackson specific.

Your only valid point is him closing his eyes, the rest of your post reads as hysterical ramblings.

2.31 then the next one at 2.40. Are there players in front of him? YES. Does he have a clear, unbroken line of sight on the balls coming in? NO. Does he still manage to get his body positioned properly? YES. Does he still manage to anticipate the ball flight with players close to him? YES. Does he still manage to time his leap correctly? YES.

Like I said, you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about here.

2 hours ago, SydneyChelsea said:

The bolded part is the problem, though. He did well to react for this goal but for every other issue with Jackson it comes down to his poor anticipation, attention and reading of the game. You can't have a player like that in a team that wants to play with a slow build-up.

No complaints there but this goal in particular isn't an example of that.

50 minutes ago, just said:

2.31 then the next one at 2.40. Are there players in front of him? YES. Does he have a clear, unbroken line of sight on the balls coming in? NO. Does he still manage to get his body positioned properly? YES. Does he still manage to anticipate the ball flight with players close to him? YES. Does he still manage to time his leap correctly? YES.

Like I said, you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about here.

He clearly hasn’t anticipated the ball flight correctly due to having his vision blocked otherwise his body position would have been with his head lower.

We’ve seen Jackson score headers before, very nice ones at that too, so I’m confused why you seem to think he has no idea what to do when heading a ball.

6 hours ago, Remodez said:

While I was not good enough to make it professionally I do indeed know what I am talking about.

You are looking at a still image. In the video when Palmer plays the ball there is a defender in front of Jackson.

If you watch the goal Jackson has to check himself last min as the ball isn't going forward/high as he anticipated. Hence him leaning back to attempt to get the contact.

I’m not making an excuse, the ball bouncing off a chest or knee is not an uncommon thing for a striker when you don’t have a clear view of the ball trajectory. It’s not Jackson specific.

Your only valid point is him closing his eyes, the rest of your post reads as hysterical ramblings.

Hes took his eyes of the ball, hes not anticipated it correctly, hes ballsed it right up basically, and none of that is down to any defenders positions, and hes got very lucky that it hit him and went int. If that pings up and away then the game is completely different, and once again we might have been looking back at a terrible miss that lost us a game. Claiming a defender blocked his view is a strange hill to die on.

7 minutes ago, dkw said:

Hes took his eyes of the ball, hes not anticipated it correctly, hes ballsed it right up basically, and none of that is down to any defenders positions, and hes got very lucky that it hit him and went int. If that pings up and away then the game is completely different, and once again we might have been looking back at a terrible miss that lost us a game. Claiming a defender blocked his view is a strange hill to die on.

I agree he’s not anticipated it correctly, we just disagree on the reasons why. You think the defender in front has zero influence, I don’t.

As far as I could see without any close ups his eyes are open and in the direction of the ball before impact. If there’s clear angles I haven’t seen of him doing otherwise I would happily say you are right.

You are right it could have gone anywhere but in that situation the important thing is to get something on it. Plenty of strikers have done this, I’m really confused why people think this is something unseen before.

2 hours ago, just said:

2.31 then the next one at 2.40. Are there players in front of him? YES. Does he have a clear, unbroken line of sight on the balls coming in? NO. Does he still manage to get his body positioned properly? YES. Does he still manage to anticipate the ball flight with players close to him? YES. Does he still manage to time his leap correctly? YES.

Like I said, you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about here.

I couldn't watch the video earlier, not sure why probably my phone, but have done so now.

Both the goals you highlighted are completely different ball trajectory (much higher than Palmer cross) to the one Jackson had and he also isn't running onto it.

So while yes there are players in front of Drogba, the ball is high enough that all them being there does not block his vision and all he is has to do is set himself/react accordingly. He's focused entirely on one motion.

This is not a like for like comparison, either you are not aware of this or it's an argument in bad faith.

Let’s stop the revisionism here, Jackson isn’t even subpar he’s appalling and should be nowhere near a PL side.

If that cross isn’t as magnificent as it is then Jackson misses it entirely because he has no natural instinct, no ability and no brain.

It’s a Cole Palmer assist not a Nicholas Jackon goal.

2 minutes ago, The Boehly Babes said:

Let’s stop the revisionism here, Jackson isn’t even subpar he’s appalling and should be nowhere near a PL side.

If that cross isn’t as magnificent as it is then Jackson misses it entirely because he has no natural instinct, no ability and no brain.

It’s a Cole Palmer assist not a Nicholas Jackon goal.

No revisionism here. I haven't claimed Jackson is a great player. Simply defending the goal I've seen happen to better strikers than Jackson.

I really liked Jackson but his second half season performance wasn’t good enough for a team that wants to compete at the top, and his red card in a massive game against Newcastle was the final straw for me, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was for the owners too.

It’s a shame that he managed to ruin it for himself but it’s definitely time for him to go.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKNsa3SMrus/?igsh=OHZkNXY3eDhqMWQ1

Look at his value going down (top right) the more you watch this the more terrible it looks.. 🙂

10 hours ago, dansubrosa said:

It’s a shame that he managed to ruin it for himself but it’s definitely time for him to go.

Welcome to the light...

l forgive you.

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Sometimes the punchlines write themselves.

On 30/05/2025 at 23:19, The Boehly Babes said:

Man United News And Transfer New...

Manchester United plotting surprise move for Chelsea star...

Manchester United have shown interest in signing Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson, as…

Sometimes the punchlines write themselves.

Don’t laugh this could be the deal to get Garnacho coming the other way.

3 hours ago, DarkMata said:

Don’t laugh this could be the deal to get Garnacho coming the other way.

No to Garnacho .. too much noise around his attitude… Jackson for 40-50 mil bite their hand off and drive him to their stadium..

Jackson is a pipe dream to be honest like Adama Traore.. have the tools physically and some skills but no football intelligence that helps them use this..

if he does something different in his career o will be surprised and put my hand up but as a striker he doesn’t have the purity of strike nor the movement / anticipation / decision making .. at times his first touch is poor too..

so many weaknesses will be difficult to address.

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On 01/06/2025 at 08:16, DarkMata said:

Don’t laugh this could be the deal to get Garnacho coming the other way.

June 1 - thought it was April 1

Sounds like a very good move, for us, to me 😁

11 hours ago, nonotnowjim said:

Some light hearted reading:

WackoJaco

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I can't believe they have to explain every joke.. That is sooo sad!

Nico starts against England tonight. He'll be up against Colwill and Chalobah, which will be interesting. I don't usually bother with England games outside of major tournaments, but I might tune in for this.

Come on Levi and Trev - break his legs. Metaphorically of course.....