Chelsea star is ‘unpredictable’ and ‘sometimes like someone playing in Soccer Aid’ claims Tim Sherwood

Former Tottenham and Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood says Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson “looks like someone playing in Soccer Aid” at times.

Jackson scored the crucial second for Chelsea in their win over Brentford on Sunday, his ninth Premier League goal of the season, having earlier missed a sitter from a few yards out.

And despite saying he admires the striker for his work ethic, Sherwood had some harsh criticism of the striker.

“Not just today, I think all season, well, since I’ve seen Nicolas Jackson, he’s so unpredictable,” he said, on Premier League Productions.

“At times he looks like someone playing in Soccer Aid who’s not a footballer. Look at this chance, that looks like someone who is a rapper or an actor or something trying to play football.

“But then all of a sudden he just turns it on. He’s such a threat because he tries to get in behind, he doesn’t mind if he misses chances because he knows his one will come.

“But we’ll show you something now [for Jackson’s goal] which is undefendable, you can’t defend this.

“As soon as the ball turns over, Caicedo does brilliantly, and Enzo gives him the ball, once he’s in this position, not everyone can do this, he’s got a talent to do this.

“It’s incredible. He scores he hardest chances and misses the easiest ones, but you need to be a big character to do that because he always wants to put himself on offer.

“I’ve got a lot of time for him. He’s scored nine Premier League goal now, that’s a very difficult chance, he’s got so much to do, he drives and drives, keeps his balance well, smashes it in the bottom corner, fantastic, wins them the game.

“But he always puts himself on offer all of the time and I admire that from him.”