‘He never gives up’: Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino discusses Senegal’s Nicolas Jackson

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Chelsea’s head coach Mauricio Pochettino talked about Senegalese striker Nicolas Jackson, and mentioned that ‘he never gives up’.

Pochettino’s hand is occupied with young talents he has to refine further as the Blues try to climb the Premier League ladder.

Among them is Senegal’s Nicolas Jackson from whom much is expected by both fans and club officials.

Speaking to chelseafc.com, Pochettino said few things about Jackson whom he called “Nico”, and what is being done to increase the player’s usefulness.

‘Nico’s 22 years old, he has arrived from a different country and a different league and everyone has put responsibility on him to score goals,’ he said.

‘For me, he is doing fantastic. I really appreciate his effort. He is very tough and plays football with maturity in the way that he accepts and deals with the pressure. You can see a player who fights, runs and wants the ball even when he has asked for the ball and made a mistake.

‘He never gives up. He is scoring goals. If we see him in his first season here in England, I think he is doing well. Better maybe than people think – much better. We are not at the top and it is difficult to say that he is fantastic, but that has happened with the whole team.’

Pochettino gave insight into what he expected to condition how the player acted on the pitch.

‘Jackson loves to watch different strikers and he is in the process of learning. He is very humble to listen and accept when we show him different strikers and advise him on the game.

‘It’s always like this – it’s a process to learn. From the beginning, they listen to us and when they start to score goals – the same happened with Harry Kane – and then when they become 30 they teach you. Of course, Jackson is, for me, doing well and he is in the process of learning.

‘I have shown him strikers in the Premier League for him to see how they behave. All the strikers, like Gabriel Batistuta, Didier Drogba, [Jimmy Floyd] Hasselbaink – big players, experienced players.’

Chelsea will be looking to improve as the Premier League race gets hotter.