Mauricio Pochettino has warned Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson concerning the number of yellow cards given to him.
Nicolas Jackson has received four yellow cards in his first five Premier League appearances, following his move to Chelsea from Villarreal over the summer.
The player is at risk of receiving an early suspension, as he will be ruled out for one match if he receives a further booking before the 19th round of fixtures on Boxing Day.
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino confirmed that he has spoken to Jackson about the issue, advising him to be smarter in his discipline.
“We were talking about it today because we were in a meeting with him and Enzo,” said Pochettino.
“I told him for a striker to get four yellow cards only for protesting or talking to the referee, it’s so easy, so cheap, getting yellow cards like that. Sometimes you need to get a yellow card in different actions, but not because of that.
“If it keeps happening and he gets suspended he is going to put the team in a very difficult situation. He needs to be clever and not to protest to the referees in this way, but he understood. Jackson is 21 also and he’s young. He needs to learn, needs to improve, needs to settle himself.
“I think he’s going to be a fantastic player but he needs time. Always we forget that we are talking about young players. Of course you can blame me and talk about tactics, but they need time to settle. For me it’s no doubt that we have amazing talent on the team, but now they need time to settle and for sure they are going to start to perform in the way that we expect.”