Chelsea legend John Obi Mikel has responded to Nicolas Jackson s comments after the current Blues front man told him to shut his mouth .
Jackson was on point in Chelsea s dominant victory over Wolves on Sunday as he bagged a 2nd-minuten opener in their 6-2 win.
Mikel a former serial winner at Chelsea criticised Jackson after their .
Speaking on beIN SPORTS, Mikel had this to say about Chelsea s current number 9, we created chances, we haven t taken them. And it s just an example of how Jackson finishes.
You can see there, even though he was offside, he dribbles past one or two or three players and the way he shot the ball.
You need a striker who knows how to hit a ball into the back of the net and that s what we don t have .
Despite a lot of negativity coming from fans and critics, Jackson has managed 17 goals in 44 appearances for the blues following his £32million move from Villarreal.
The Senegal international was enraged by the comments made by the former hero as he took to social media to make sure his thoughts were heard.
Shut your mouth , Jackson said. Don t talk s***, we are killing ourselves for Africa .
Even though emotions were high, Mikel has responded to Jackson s social media post insisting he wants him to do well at Stamford Bridge but will always give his honest opinion about players even if they are a fellow blue.
Mikel has won the Premier League, Champions league and the FA Cup as a Chelsea player and will be wishing for the same success for Jackson despite criticising his finishing ability.
Mikel response to Jackson s enraged social media posts was, I really like the guy as a football player, I like him. There s something there as a football player , as Mikel stated on the
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I haven t said that he s a bad player at all, I ve just said that his finishing qualities, it s not there yet.
He s a young boy and all I have said is that he needs a more experienced striker to come into the football club and to help him improve, to help him get better.
