Tim Sherwood has claimed Nicolas Jackson played like he was 'in Soccer Aid' during Chelsea's win over Brentford on Sunday night.
The Blues moved up to second in the Premier League after their 2-1 win over the Bess – thanks to goals from Marc Cucurella and Jackson.
However, despite his goal on the night, Senegalese forward Jackson came under scrutiny as he missed a close-range opportunity but instead fired it over the bar.
After the match, Sherwood did not hold back in his criticism of the striker and compared his abilities on the pitch to 'a rapper or an actor'.
Speaking about Premier League Productions, Sherwood said: “Not just today, I think he's been so unpredictable all season, well, since I saw Nicolas Jackson.
'Sometimes he looks like someone who plays for Soccer Aid and isn't a footballer. Look at this opportunity [Jackson’s miss from six yards]that looks like someone who's a rapper, or an actor or something, trying to play football.
'But then he suddenly turns it on. He's such a threat because he's trying to get behind. He doesn't mind if he misses opportunities because he knows his chance will come.
'But we'll show you something now [for Jackson’s goal] which is indefensible, you cannot defend this.
'As soon as the ball turns over, Caicedo does it brilliantly, and Enzo gives him the ball, once he's in this position, not everyone can do this [run through and score]he has a talent for doing this.
'It's unbelievable. He scores the most difficult chances and misses the easiest ones, but that requires great character, because he always wants to have himself on offer.
'I have a lot of time for him. He has now scored nine Premier League goals, which is a very difficult opportunity [against Brentford]he has so much to do, he drives and drives, keeps his balance well, smashes it into the bottom corner, fantastic, wins them the game.
'But he always puts himself forward and I admire that about him.'
Despite Sherwood's comments, Jackson has had a fantastic season for the Blues, scoring nine goals in the top flight as he rose to second place.
Although Chelsea's win over Brentford leaves them just two points behind leaders Liverpool – who have a game in hand – Enzo Maresca insisted his side are not in the title race.
As reported by The Mirror, Maresca said: 'No matter how many games we win, I don't think we are ready to fight for the title.
“One of the reasons for this is that the team that knows how to compete to win titles doesn't concede the goals that we concede. A team that knows how to win titles, that's not a goal that they know how to handle.'
'Only two teams have conceded less than us. We are not doing too badly defensively. We would like to finish with a clean sheet, but there is another team trying to score.”
As Maresca alludes, Chelsea have only conceded 19 goals in the league this season, with Arsenal (15) and Liverpool (13) the only teams to have conceded fewer.
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