Nicolas Jackson Opens Up on Ronaldo's Influence, When to Perform Iconic Siuu Celebration

• Nicolas Jackson has disclosed Ronaldo as his inspiration
• The Senegal forward hit Ronaldo's siuu against Tottenham
• Jackson scored his first career hat-trick against the London club

Senegal and Chelsea forward, Nicolas Jackson has disclosed that he grew up watching Cristiano Ronaldo, and his career has been massively influenced by the former Real Madrid forward.

Just six years ago, the Chelsea attacker was playing on the streets of Senegal without proper football boots.

However, a move to Spain in 2019 to join Villareal's team B saw him take his chances, which ended with a dream move to England four years later.

Although he did not play in La Liga during Ronaldo's time in the Spanish league, he had an eye on the legendary forward wherever he played.

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“When I was growing up, I loved Cristiano Ronaldo. 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," he told The Telegraph.

“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.”

Before the international break, Jackson scored his first career hat-trick as Chelsea halted London rivals Tottenham in the English Premier League, as reported by Sky Sports.

The former Villareal striker hit Ronaldo's siuu as he celebrated his goals.

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According to Jackson, it was not a new thing to him, but will now only perform the siuu when he nets a hat-trick.

“I always did his celebration, even when I was at Villarreal and I scored two goals,” he added. “So when I got a hat-trick, I had to do it. Now I’ll only do it for hat-tricks, not every goal."

Nicolas Jackson hits siuu against Tottenham

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Nicolas Jackson took a cue from Cristiano Ronaldo's celebration after scoring a hat-trick against Tottenham in Chelsea's 4-1 win in a chaotic London derby.

The match lived up to expectations from the first minute and produced absolute cinema with red cards, clashes, disallowed goals, and VAR reviews reminiscent of a hard-fought derby.

Per The Athletic, Spurs received two red cards, including a straight one for Cristian Romero for a reckless tackle on compatriot Enzo Fernandez. The home team also suffered two injuries, one to James Maddison.