Chelsea star Noni Madueke surprises everyone after making an early return to training just 12 hours after playing for England.
Chelsea are back in training ahead of their big match against Liverpool on Sunday. Smiles were all around as club captain Reece James started training with the team. On the other hand, a huge commitment from Noni Madueke saw him back in Chelsea training ground just hours past playing for England. A huge positive for Enzo Maresca and the team as players start showing such determination and commitment towards the team. Let’s look more into the details of the story.
NONI MADUEKE FOR ENGLAND
Madueke made an impressive start to the season with Chelsea as he banged a hat-trick against Wolves in their second league match. He was called up to represent the senior England side for the first time in August 2024. The winger has been a regular for the young three lions, the U21 side. He was part of the UEFA U21 Euro 2023 winning side under current England caretaker manager Lee Carsley. Along with that the impressive start to the season earned him the first call up. He was called up in August for the UEFA Nations League matches against Finland and Republic of Ireland. Madueke made his senior debut at Wembley against Finland coming on as a 66th minute substitute for Bukayo Saka. He also went on to assist Harry Kane on the same night.
He was called up again for the October International break for the matches against Greece and Finland. Madueke is yet to make his first start for the senior side or score a goal but came on as substitutes in both of their matches. Even though he couldn’t make any impact after coming on against Greece as he ended up sharing the shame with his other teammates. The winger was influential against Finland as he provided a more direct approach to attack after replacing his club teammate Cole Palmer. He scored 6/10 rating against Finland as per GOAL.com.
NONI MADUEKE CHELSEA REVELATION
I don’t know if we can call it a revelation because Madueke was one of the few players who managed to perform well in a disastrous Chelsea side. After signing for the club in the summer of 2023 for 33 million Euros from PSV a lot of eyebrows were raised citing questions regarding the signing. Anyway, he proved some of his critics wrong after scoring goals when most of the players under performed. During the first half of his debut season only Cole Palmer was the better player than Madueke in the struggling Chelsea team. Even though he hasn’t scored a lot of goals for the Blues in his debut season. Whenever he came on the pitch the potential was there.
The potential was there from the beginning as his former manager at PSV Roger Schmidt described him as “able to read situations, get to the right positions and be in the right place”. A quality that is very hard to possess. With a number of attacking options available, Enzo Maresca started Madueke on the right-hand side of the pitch. This enables him to cut back and use his stronger left foot at times. The pacey and physical winger is a huge fan of Cristiano Ronaldo and possess the clinical finishing like his idol.
WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA AND NONI MADUEKE?
Chelsea are set to travel to the Merseyside to face the current Premier League leaders Liverpool. An intriguing night under the lights of Anfield. It would be a fun watch for the fans and a challenging one for both sides. Liverpool set to start a challenging run of fixtures where they face some of the huge names in European football in the next 10 matches. On the other hand, a good performance at Anfield on Sunday would be a huge boost for Chelsea. It is certain that Noni Madueke would be one of the first names on the team sheet against Liverpool.
Madueke already surprised his teammates on Monday when he returned to training just 12 hours after playing for England. The dedication and optimism shown by the 22-year-old throughout his career has led him to this position. It is certain that Noni Madueke would be one of the first names on the team sheets against Liverpool on Sunday.
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