Mauricio Pochettino has thrown his support behind Nicolas Jackson, calling on Chelsea fans to “give time to him” and saying he believes in the striker’s ability to score goals.
Jackson was criticised by a supporter during the first half of Chelsea’s 2-0 home defeat against Brentford, prompting Pochettino to intervene, and analysis by the former England striker Alan Shearer on Match of the Day suggested that Jackson, a £32m summer signing from Villarreal, was not a “natural goalscorer”.
