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Dublin: 'I want to see more from Jackson'

The former Aston Villa no.9 spoke exclusively to the Holte Roar about the club's current centre-forward.

10.11.26, 09:00 Updated 09.11.26, 22:30

Dion Dublin wants to see more aggression from Nicolas Jackson but believes there are already clear signs of progression at this early stage of his Aston Villa career.

The forward joined from Chelsea last summer and has made an immediate impact, netting nine goals in 14 appearances, including a run of eight in his last nine games.

Jackson’s ability to connect the midfield and attack, in addition to his work rate and high success rate in duels, earned praise from Unai Emery last month, but Dublin, an old-school centre-forward, believes Jackson can offer more.

“I like him. We’re starting to see little bits of it. We didn’t see much of it at Chelsea,” the ex-Villa striker exclusively told The Holte Roar.

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Michael Plant

Freelance reporter. Nearly a decade's experience in the media industry and a former Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool club correspondent. A Villa fan from birth, Michael was born in Birmingham but grew up in Belfast.

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