Newly surfaced footage has revealed an intense exchange between Nicolas Jackson and a fellow Chelsea player following the controversy surrounding Cole Palmer’s penalty.
During the incident, Jackson and Noni Madueke were caught up in a fervent debate about who should execute a penalty kick in Chelsea’s resounding 6-0 victory against Everton.
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Ultimately, Cole Palmer, the team’s usual penalty shooter, stepped in to convert the penalty, marking his fourth goal of the match.
The peculiar altercation, lasting about a minute, also involved Thiago Silva and Conor Gallagher who stepped in, attempting to calm the situation, much to the dismay of Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Subsequent footage has been released showing a scene after the match where Moises Caicedo seemed to be reproaching Jackson for his role in the penalty incident.
In addition, Chelsea manager Pochettino expressed his regret to the supporters for the conduct of his players in a post-match interview.
He said: “It is a shame. We cannot behave in this way, I told them ‘this is the last time of this behaviour’.
“It is impossible to have this type of behaviour after this performance. If we want to be a great team, we need to change and think in a collective way.
“It’s a process for a young team who need to learn a lot. I was talking about this to the players after the game. It’s the last time I want to see something like this. I want to apologise to the fans.
“We need to make clear next time that happens. They need to learn and be professional. We need to be focused on the collective. They knew it was Cole. Cole is the taker. It’s a clear example that it’s a process we still need to learn.”
Pochettino said when asked if Madueke and Jackson would be punished and if they apologised: “No [there will be no punishment]. It’s about learning. They are young guys.
“Remember Burnley? No one wanted to take and he [Palmer] showed the personality… The discipline is going to be more strong. If they behave like a kid? Here it’s impossible. It’s a shame and unacceptable thing.
“I think we all agreed this behaviour cannot happen again and they were wrong… We are like in a school now to show they were wrong and they need to learn. If they don’t learn after we will take some decisions. Now it’s about to learn and use this type of experience to move on and be better.”
