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Nicolas Jackson has revealed that his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo inspired his celebration for his first ever career hat-trick.
The Chelsea striker scored three goals in their dramatic 4-1 win away at Tottenham at the beginning of the month.
Chelsea-fc-celebrates-861761858.jpg?strip=all&w=960″ alt=”” width=”960″ height=”640″>Jackson celebrated his first hat-trick in style in front of the Chelsea fansGetty
Jackson’s third saw him run through on goal from a Cole Palmer ball, round goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and tap into an empty net.
He ran towards the Chelsea fans as they closed in on victory and pulled out the ‘Siu’ celebration that’s synonymous with Portuguese legend Ronaldo.
Speaking to The Telegraph, he revealed that he played football with his bare feet until he got his first pair of boots at the age of 16.
He did write Ronaldo on the back of a shirt, with the Senegal star a huge fan of the icon growing up: “When I was growing up, I loved Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo-al-nassr-celebrates-861761880.jpg?strip=all&w=960″ alt=”” width=”960″ height=”774″>Jackson was not shy to emulate Ronaldo’s iconic celebrationGettyChelsea-celebrates-scoring-861761876.jpg?strip=all&w=960″ alt=”” width=”960″ height=”648″>Blues fans will have to wait for another hat-trick to see it againGetty
“I had his name on a shirt that I always wore. Not an actual shirt because they are expensive, so you don’t buy them. But I had a shirt that I put 7, Ronaldo on with a pen. I did it myself when I was a kid.
“Of course, I would pretend to be him, but it was difficult to watch his games because you needed to pay. We would go to my friend’s house, everybody.
“We would watch in a large group, never just with one person in the house. All my friends, we’d all go to one house to watch Real Madrid.”
Jackson’s hat-trick at Tottenham was the first of his career and should he repeat such a feat, the ‘Siu’ celebration will make a return.
“I always did his celebration, even when I was at Villarreal and I scored two goals. So when I got a hat-trick, I had to do it. Now I’ll only do it for hat-tricks, not every goal.
“It was my first career hat-trick. It was very special. The ball is in my lounge so everyone can see it. I hope there will be many more, but the first one is always very important and I will try to keep it very safe.”
Since signing from Villarreal in the summer, Jackson has scored 17 goals for Chelsea across all competitions.
He netted a crucial third in their 4-4 draw against Manchester City before the international break, taking him to four in two games.
Chelsea travel to Newcastle on Saturday afternoon and St. James’ Park could be the next ground to witness the ‘Siu’ from Jackson should he bag another hat-trick.
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