Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has revealed the reason why Noni Madueke was dropped from the starting line-up was because he failed to impress in training, and has warned the speedy winger not to repeat the same mistake after scoring one and assisting another in the 5-1 win at Southampton.
Madueke has not started in two consecutive games for the Blues, but on Wednesday he regained confidence and provided an assist for Christopher Nkunku to make it 2-1 at the break, finishing the game himself to extend the gap.
“The reason Noni didn’t play against Villa is because I didn’t like the way he trained,” Maresca said after the win at St Mary’s. “
Whenever Noni starts to enjoy a goal or an assist, his standards drop a little bit. “
Noni has to understand the training better and be ambitious. ยูฟ่าเบท http://ufabet999.app He scored one goal and he has to try to score or assist more. “
“Today, Noni was excellent overall, and from the goal and assist statistics, he looks even better. But he can do so much more.”
The result leaves Maresca’s side second, seven points behind Liverpool, as the visitors chanted ‘Chelsea are back’.
“It is a great feeling, especially when the fans can see that Chelsea is back. Our target is to make them happy,” Maresca added. “
The five goals made me happy but I was not happy with the first 15-20 minutes. We were prepared to press one-on-one but we didn’t. “
That’s why it was difficult. After that we adapted and the game improved a lot. Of course we could have scored more but five goals was enough.”