Maresca: Jackson in 'bad moment' after costly red

PHILADELPHIA -- Chelsea brag Enzo Maresca said Nicolas Jackson is successful a "bad moment" aft picking up his 2nd reddish paper successful 4 matches arsenic the Blues lost 3-1 to Flamengo astatine the Club World Cup.

Pedro Neto gave Maresca's broadside a 13th-minute pb successful Philadelphia but six second-half minutes changed the crippled arsenic Bruno Henrique equalised earlier Danilo enactment the Brazilian broadside successful front.

Jackson, connected moments earlier arsenic a substitute, past lunged successful connected Ayrton Lucas to gain a consecutive reddish paper earlier Wallace Yan added a precocious third.

Flamengo are present apical of Group D and successful rod presumption to unafraid archetypal spot portion Chelsea look Esperance Sportive de Tunis connected Wednesday without Jackson, who volition service a minimum one-game suspension.

He could beryllium banned for longer if FIFA take to reappraisal the incident. Jackson was besides sent disconnected against Newcastle past period for a likewise reckless situation and Maresca said: "It happened against Newcastle and it happened today. Probably contiguous I americium not 100 percent definite it's a reddish paper compared to the Newcastle one. So it's a small spot of a atrocious infinitesimal for Nico successful this benignant of things. Unfortunately present helium volition beryllium retired for a while, the clip that we are here.

"Nico apologised but the past clip astatine Newcastle and today, we were wholly successful the game. Newcastle distant we were conscionable 1-0 down and it was the archetypal half, agelong clip to play. Today we were 2-1 with fractional an hr to play and past it became much difficult."

Maresca rejected the proposition that Jackson's disciplinary issues were linked to the long-trailed accomplishment of chap striker Liam Delap -- a £30 cardinal summertime signing from Ipswich Town -- which provides caller contention for his position.

"The reddish paper had thing to bash with Nico's future," said Maresca. "He had the archetypal 1 against Newcastle erstwhile Liam was not adjacent present and different 1 today. Nico knows precise good that successful some situations it was not thing bully for the team.

"Six minutes changed the game. In the 2nd half, we started amended compared to the archetypal half. But we conceded 2 goals successful 2 minutes and past the reddish card. It changed the dynamic. They deserved to win."

Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella warned Jackson helium has to code his behaviour.

"He's precise sad," said Cucurella. "He tried to triumph the ball, had the atrocious luck that helium kicked his limb and that's it. He's a young subordinate with a batch of prime but possibly needs to amended a small spot successful these things.

"But helium has to learn. After the manager spoke, helium said sorry, helium didn't bash it connected purpose. He's a precise important subordinate for us, we miss him the adjacent crippled but this is football."