Chelsea suffered a 0-5 defeat to Arsenal in a thrilling game, but despite the humiliation, Nicolas Jackson's "closing kick" was a sight to behold, and referee Simon Hobbes failed to show the 22-year-old Senegalese international any warnings, sparking debate about the scale of his enforcement.
Only 8 minutes into the match, Nicolas Jaeson made a mistake in a scramble with Kenyo Tomiyasu and accidentally kicked his opponent in the ankle, causing the latter to fall to the ground in agony. Such a bad foul deserved a red card, but Simon Hubbard's decision was so shocking that he didn't even show a yellow card.
Numerous netizens have said that Nicolas Jackson should have been ejected from the game: "Why not a red card, a yellow card should have been given, the referee's decision was shocking!" , "Obviously a red card, the foul was too much." , "Nicolas Jackson's foul was horrendous, definitely a red card." Manchester United star O'Ferdinand also said in this regard: "Why did no one come out to explain it?" The British media pointed out that the VAR referee had reviewed the foul footage during the half-time break, but upheld the original decision.
Chelsea was already down 0-1 at that time, if Nicolas Jackson was sent off, the result might not be 0-5. It's worth mentioning that Nicolas Jackson missed a penalty in the previous match with Ewarton, and in the match with Man City, he was criticized for missing many good chances to score. In today's game, he almost became the team's "time bomb", causing a lot of trouble for the team.
