Chelsea star Noni Madueke responds to Enzo Maresca raising concern over his training performances

Noni Madueke, Chelsea star has welcomed Enzo Maresca’s no-nonsense approach at Stamford Bridge, confident he will continue to thrive under the Italian’s firm guidance.

Since coming to Stamford Bridge, Maresca has shown his merciless nature by making a number of brutal decisions, benching players like Trevoh Chalobah, Ben Chilwell, and Raheem Sterling from the first team.

Madueke is one of the players being held accountable by the blunt head coach, who has not spared even those who have performed well.

Maresca sternly reminded him that he must “understand he needs consistency in training” after the player netted his first goal of the year in the Europa Conference League play-off match against Servette.

Madueke went onto bag a superb hat-trick against Wolves with Maresca again picking out something he did not like.

‘In the first 10 minutes he had two chances and overall he was very good,’ Maresca said after Chelsea’s thumping 6-2 win at Molineux.

‘The only thing I didn’t like from Noni is the free-kick he gave away before half-time and we can avoid that. especially against a team who are good from set-pieces.’

Madueke, who has been rewarded with his first senior England call-up, is ready to take all that on board, eager for his manager to push him onto the next level.

‘I feel like it’s only a positive. He wants to push me and wants to make sure I get the best out of myself in every single training session,’ Madueke said.

‘Top players train to their fullest every single day, so that’s for sure what I strive to be as well.’

He continued: ‘I think I’m in really good goalscoring form. My goalscoring has really improved over the last four or five months.

‘Also just my reliability. I think I’m churning out games where I’m at a consistent level and long may it continue.’

Madueke starred under England interim boss Lee Carsley at Under-21 level and will hope to make his senior debut when the Three Lions take on Republic of Ireland on Saturday evening in Dublin.

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