🚨Nicolas Jackson is absolutely flying under Unai Emery at Aston Villa, and it’s forcing a very uncomfortable conversation.
He already has major goals this season, including a clinical brace against Fenerbahçe in the Champions League.
While Chelsea cashed out £65M on a player who had a very bad run in the club and was also out on loan at Bayern, Villa got a certified Premier League striker who fits Emery’s system perfectly.
Did Chelsea fumble Jackson, or was £65M too good to turn down? 👇
🚨📰 FROM THE PRESS ROOM AT HILL DICKINSON STADIUM FOLLOWING CHELSEA'S 2-0 VICTORY:
🎙️Reporter: "Xabi, a great 2-0 win with Pedro Neto taking both goals today, but fans were expecting to see Estêvão get some minutes or even start. Why didn't he feature at all today?"
🎙️Xabi Alonso: "Look, those decisions are internal-it’s my call at the end of the day. Every match demands a specific tactical approach, and today required a certain dynamic on the pitch. Both Pedro and Estêvão are top, top players who bring massive impact to this team in different ways. We have a long season ahead, and everyone will have their moment when called upon."
Leaving Estevao frozen on the bench for 90 minutes against Everton is unacceptable.
Chelsea paid big money for generational talent, yet Xabi Alonso refuses to give him a real chance.
If this shameful benching continues, nobody can blame Estevao for forcing a shock exit in January.
Sitting on 29 Premier League minutes all season is killing his career.
🚨⚽ PEDRO NETO AFTER HIS TWO-GOAL DISPLAY AGAINST EVERTON:
"It’s always a difficult place to come, but we showed great character today from the first minute to the last. Personally, I’m just happy I could help the team get the three points with the two goals.
We’ve been working really hard on our movement in the final third during training, and everything clicked out there today. The most important thing is keeping this momentum going and making sure we keep building consistency away from home."
🚨🔵Chelsea shipping Robert Sanchez off to Como is the single greatest piece of business this club has done in five years. Good riddance.
Every single time the ball went back to Sanchez, the entire stadium had a collective heart attack. He lacked the composure, his feet were a liability, and his fragile confidence actively infected our entire defense with pure panic. You cannot build a winning team with a keeper who shrinks the second a high press comes his way.
Upgrading to Dibu Martinez is night and day. Martinez brings that elite, unshakeable arrogance and an actual spine. Xabi Alonso putting him straight into the leadership group within weeks proves how desperate the squad was for a real alpha in goal. Sanchez did nothing but cost us points and stress—the Dibu era is officially here.
Josh Acheampong was fouled roughly. I love his thinking here...
He knew he was fouled, didn't take any chance, got back on gis feet and went for the ball without claiming a foul. https://t.co/7TPOC9ylNh