Pochettino speaks out on racial abuse towards Jackson

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino speaks out on racial abuse directed at Nicolas Jackson.

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00:00I think we all suffer, all public people suffer more in football because people hide behind

00:08the social media. That is why it's not a reference. We always talk about that, it's not a reference.

00:13Of course we need to be there in social media because it's a good way to communicate with

00:17the fans, with the good fans, with the good people that want to know about us. But after

00:22the people hide behind the social media, the most important is to be strong and to know

00:28that that cannot be a reference of what the people think about you, about different things

00:34in life.

00:35The first season is always difficult for all the players. More when you are in a position

00:40like you are a striker and you need to perform and to score goals and everyone expects in

00:46every single touch to score a goal. He needs time to improve, yes. He's going to be better

00:49next season, for sure, no doubt about that. It's only that he needs to keep going.