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- 鈥淛ackson is our nine, the other one is Marc Guiu, who has been injured for three months and is close to being back,鈥� added Maresca
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said forward Nicolas Jackson must learn from his mistakes after his red card in Sunday鈥檚 2-0 defeat at Newcastle United left the London side without a striker to lead the line for the final two games of the season.
The 23-year-old was sent off in the 36th minute, following a VAR review, for serious foul play and will miss Chelsea鈥檚 home game against Manchester United on Friday and the trip to Nottingham Forest on May 25.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 speak to Nico, it鈥檚 not the moment. We will speak in the next day. No doubt he has to learn from it, especially at this stage of the season,鈥� Maresca told reporters.
鈥淵ou have to avoid this kind of thing. You need all your squad available. It happened, and he will be out. Hopefully he can learn for the future.鈥�
With Christopher Nkunku still sidelined with injury and Marc Guiu not yet fully fit, Maresca has a shortage of attacking options for the run-in.
鈥淛ackson is our nine, the other one is Marc Guiu, who has been injured for three months and is close to being back,鈥� added Maresca. 鈥淲e need to find a different solution.鈥�
Chelsea are fifth, which would be good enough to qualify for next season鈥檚 Champions League, but with Aston Villa below them only on goal difference and Nottingham Forest just a point behind, Maresca is feeling the heat.
鈥淢y feeling is you need to win both games (to qualify for the Champions League),鈥� he said of their final two fixtures.