Nicolas Jackson apologizes

Second shock at FIFA Club World Cup In the early morning of June 21, Chelsea lost 1-3 to Flamengo in the group stage of FIFA Club World Cup 2025™.

After the match, Jackson posted on his personal page: “I want to apologize to the club, the coaching staff, my teammates, and all the fans who watched the match. I let you down. I got another red card, and honestly, I am very angry with myself. I work hard every day to help the team, not to put us in this situation."

"I still don't fully understand what happened. But what is clear is that my tackle was unintentional. Just a football moment gone wrong. There are no excuses. I take full responsibility. I will reflect, I will grow, and I will come back stronger for the shirt and for all those who believed in me. Sorry. Sorry," he continued.

Jackson was brought on by Chelsea coach in the 65th minute to replace Liam Delap in the context of the team just being equalized by Flamengo. He was expected to bring new vitality to the attack. However, in less than 4 minutes, the Senegalese player made all the efforts of coach Enzo Maresca meaningless.

After Chelsea conceded the second goal, Jackson made a tackle with the sole of his boot aimed at the shin of Flamengo left-back Ayrton Lucas. The referee immediately showed the Chelsea star a red card. Former player Jon Obi Mikel could not hide his disappointment: "A stupid mistake. The team needed Nicolas, but he betrayed that trust."

Sharing the same opinion with Mikel, many fans also expressed their anger. "Get rid of Jackson", "He is not good enough to play for Chelsea", "He has played his last match for Chelsea" are criticisms aimed at the Senegalese player.

In the face of harsh criticism of Jackson, defender Marc Cucurella had to speak up: “Nicolas is very sad. He tried to win the ball, but unfortunately he kicked the opponent in the leg, that's all. Nicolas is a young player with a lot of talent, but maybe he needs to improve a little in these situations. But he has to learn. After the coach spoke to him, he apologized, it was not intentional. He is very important for us, we will miss him in the next game, but that's football."

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