Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson has been warned that his teammates might not want to pass him the ball if he continues squandered big chances.
The Senegalese forward was guilty of missing a golden chance against Crystal Palace on Wendesday when he failed to convert after rounding goalkeeper Dean Henderson.
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The miss did not prove costly as Mauricio Pochettino went on to win 2-1 but former Blues defender Mario Melchiot feels the players will start to doubt Jackson.
"Jackson is making it really tough. I watched him and he is making it very, very hard for himself," Melchiot said, as per Football365.
"The competition is there and Nkunku. I know Poch said it too 'he needs time'. I know time is the really difficult part. But Nkunku. I like what he is doing and I hope he keeps progressing.
"But Jackson, I don't know. I was never a striker. He has the speed and the power. But he doesn't have the calmness in his head that I feel a proper striker needs.
"He's not an old guy. He still has time. The only thing he needs to work on is the calmness.
"People are going to start thinking 'shall I give to him or should I finish it myself?' I don't want him to be in that position because strikers never want to be in that position."
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