Jackson, who scored in Villa's 3-2 victory over Club Brugge in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League league phase, was interviewed after the match.

Congratulations on scoring your first goal for Villa tonight. For a striker, nothing brings more confidence than scoring goals. How much has confidence helped you?

Yes, I'm very happy to have scored my first goal here. For me, it's a very important moment because I've just arrived at Villa, so I'm really pleased to have got off the mark. But as you said, confidence is key. I'm feeling my way back into things little by little, and I hope to score more goals.

A lot of changes are happening at Villa, and you're part of them. But you and Coach Unai have known each other for a long time. How do you think this relationship can help you perform at your best this season?

It's great because he knows me, and he helps every young player and everyone. So I'm very happy to be here. Obviously, I've known him for a long time, so I'm really pleased to be working with him again.

At some stages of the game tonight, it was evident that the players' teamwork, chemistry, and understanding were gradually improving. How far do you think this Villa team is from being truly fully integrated?

Yes, as you said, we have a lot of new players, including myself and many others, so we're now trying to build that coordination. We hope we can adapt to each other more and more, and then play better game by game.

You have experience playing in different places in Europe. What do you think this team can achieve this season?

I think we can achieve a lot. But football isn't about thinking ahead; it's about taking it one game at a time. We've just won this game, and now we need to focus on the next one. We have a game on Saturday, and we'll keep striving for victory and hopefully get the result we deserve.

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