Nicolas Jackson has hit out at former Chelsea hero John Obi Mikel after the Blues bounced again from the opening weekend defeat with 6-2 thrashing of Wolves.
Enzo Maresca has endured a baptism of fireside since taking up from Mauricio Pochettino with occasions off the sphere and one other chaotic switch window rendering his makes an attempt to convey stability to the membership much more difficult.
A house defeat in opposition to Manchester City hardly helped the brand new supervisor endear himself to his new followers and the character of the 2-0 reversal led Obi Mikel to query the path his previous membership was touring in.
The former Champions League winner reserved specific criticism for Jackson who missed a number of presentable probabilities to convey his facet again into the competition.
Senegal worldwide Jackson has represented one thing of a divisive determine since his transfer from Villarreal a yr in the past together with his erratic ending undermining a few of his extra apparent optimistic attributes.
Jackson was, nonetheless, again on the scoresheet on Sunday, heading dwelling his facet’s opening purpose with an instinctive effort with simply two minutes on the clock.
After the sport, the 23-year-old couldn’t resist firing again at Obi Mikel with a stinging riposte on Instagram which learn: ‘Shut your mouth don’t discuss s***, we’re killing ourselves for Africa.’
After a rollercoaster opening interval, in the meantime, Maresca was inspired by a second half show that married attacking endeavour with defensive management.
‘In the second half we changed something and it was better,’ mentioned Maresca. ‘I assumed the intention within the first half was good however we misplaced 4 or 5 simple balls from set-pieces and counter assaults.
‘The second half was completely different and we didn’t lose any balls and had been answerable for the sport. The tactical plan within the second half was the identical however we had been a bit extra correct within the second half and didn’t give away any simple balls.
‘That is the intention (to attack) but there are teams there that want the same so it’s not simple.
‘In the primary 10 minutes we created two or three probabilities and scored a purpose and then we began to lose the ball, however total a superb efficiency.
‘Absolutely there always things we can improve on. We can learn many things.’
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