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Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson brutally mocked for missing an open goal & ‘tackling himself’ - minutes before silencing Brentford crowd with bullet header

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<p>The Senegal international was ridiculed by fans after he found himself faced with an open goal but managed to send his shot tamely into the defender's path in an embarrassing moment. The attacker managed to redeem himself shortly afterwards, though, when he got on the end of a wonderful Malo Gusto cross and headed into the net. The Chelsea man then went on to 'ssshh' the Brentford fans in his celebration.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Supporters mocked the Blues forward for his initial miss, accusing him of tackling himself and saying that it was easier to score than miss the target.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Only Nicolas Jackson can tackle himself <a href="https://t.co/6TFrQTad9P">pic.twitter.com/6TFrQTad9P</a></p>— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrollFootball/status/1763950768883675558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nicolas Jackson. It’s harder to miss this chance. <a href="https://t.co/e2UIHYHG0t">pic.twitter.com/e2UIHYHG0t</a></p>— Samii (@samiichels) <a href="https://twitter.com/samiichels/status/1763950958327779798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>"Nicolas Jackson is a clown", X user <a href="https://twitter.com/EbukaMeansGreat/status/1763949398801731744" target="_blank">@EbukaMeansGreat</a> wrote, while <a href="https://twitter.com/Nkunkumehn/status/1763949741044371753" target="_blank">@Nkunkumehn</a> said Jackson "literally managed to dribble himself".</p><p>After Jackson managed to give Chelsea the breakthrough, journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/kierangill_DM/status/1763955779919393079" target="_blank">Kieran Gill</a> gave a fair assessment, saying: "Saw a few sides of Nicolas Jackson in that first half. Tackled himself while trying some stepovers, should’ve scored after rounding the goalkeeper, but ultimately got his goal and celebrated by shushing Brentford supporters."</p>

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

<p>The goal Jackson did manage to score is his first in the Premier League since December, though he now has goals in back-to-back games after helping fire his team to a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/chelsea-player-ratings-vs-leeds-axel-disasi-conor-gallagher/blt4e79313e71d3d512" target="_blank">3-2 win against Leeds in the FA Cup</a> during the week. He now has 11 goals from 26 appearances for Chelsea.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Mauricio Pochettino will hope his team can see out the win against Brentford and Jackson will be eager to go on a three-game scoring streak when they come up against Newcastle in the Premier League in their next match on March 11.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?

Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson brutally mocked for missing an open goal & ‘tackling himself’ - minutes before silencing Brentford crowd with bullet header | Goal.com

Chelsea saw the best and worst of striker Nicolas Jackson as he fired in the opening goal against Brentford shortly after missing an open goal.

Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson brutally mocked for missing an open goal &amp; ‘tackling himself’ - minutes before silencing Brentford crowd with bullet header