🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Noni Madueke

[Fulham Broadway 17,315]

He will, and should be, one of the first on the team sheet. Nailed on.

[TheHulk 2,457]

Still not convinced by him but fair play to him he stepped up in the last few weeks and in this form has a place in this squad. Think Cole playing so good has put a spark on a few others to raise the bar as well.

Edited May 6, 2024 by TheHulk

[Clockwork 1,794]

I think he is improving, but i also think that Palmer overloading on the right also helps.

 

[King Kante 1,643]

5 hours ago, TheHulk said:

Still not convinced by him but fair play to him he stepped up in the last few weeks and in this form has a place in this squad. Think Cole playing so good has put a spark on a few others to raise the bar as well.

 

3 hours ago, Clockwork said:

I think he is improving, but i also think that Palmer overloading on the right also helps.

 

It is interesting you both say this. I think there is a correlation between Cole going goal crazy and Noni being in the team. Noni essentially does the work Palmer doesn't want to do/allows Palmer to flourish. It kind of reminds me of the 80's/90's where there would always be two CF's playing - one doing the donkey work and the other taking the glory. 

That is not to take away from Palmer, he gets the luxury of being the 'luxury' player because he is clinical/so technical, however equally he needs someone like Noni to do the bitch work to make it work.

[Mhsc 1,097]

Noni is a good example of what the directors/owners have been aiming for all along I guess, lad has only just turned 22 in March and we picked him up for £30m on £50k a week on a massively long contract. We now hold all the cards on a very promising young lad who a lot of PL clubs will be happy to take off of us if we want to cash in on him one day, in the mean time he is at minimum a very good squad option. If he bangs and becomes a guaranteed starter we can renew his contract on more money and if he is in and out of the team with little runs of form we can keep him on his current contract before selling him when he is 24-25 for more than we paid for him, having kept his wages at a number that is very appetising to literally any PL club.

When the results aren't coming in and the players aren't performing, "the plan" is quite frustrating, but when players like Noni start to perform and the results start to come, thinking about how old these guys are and how long we can enjoy them playing for Chelsea and watching their journey is really quite exciting.

[King Kante 1,643]

2 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

Noni is a good example of what the directors/owners have been aiming for all along I guess, lad has only just turned 22 in March and we picked him up for £30m on £50k a week on a massively long contract. We now hold all the cards on a very promising young lad who a lot of PL clubs will be happy to take off of us if we want to cash in on him one day, in the mean time he is at minimum a very good squad option. If he bangs and becomes a guaranteed starter we can renew his contract on more money and if he is in and out of the team with little runs of form we can keep him on his current contract before selling him when he is 24-25 for more than we paid for him, having kept his wages at a number that is very appetising to literally any PL club.

When the results aren't coming in and the players aren't performing, "the plan" is quite frustrating, but when players like Noni start to perform and the results start to come, thinking about how old these guys are and how long we can enjoy them playing for Chelsea and watching their journey is really quite exciting.

I agree. The process makes sense when you see Noni's progression this season. However, to be fair you could probably add Gusto and Jackson to that list. Although I know Jackson divides option, I am so impressed with the development of his hold up play this season which is about 10x better than it was in August.

Honestly - I know I am getting off topic here - but I feel he (Jackson) is a bit of an Andy Cole player where he seems to miss everything then becomes incredibly effective, even if you cannot tell exactly why he is so effective. This is also coming from someone who said he was a new 'Kalou' in the Summer. 

[Mhsc 1,097]

12 hours ago, King Kante said:

I agree. The process makes sense when you see Noni's progression this season. However, to be fair you could probably add Gusto and Jackson to that list. Although I know Jackson divides option, I am so impressed with the development of his hold up play this season which is about 10x better than it was in August.

Honestly - I know I am getting off topic here - but I feel he (Jackson) is a bit of an Andy Cole player where he seems to miss everything then becomes incredibly effective, even if you cannot tell exactly why he is so effective. This is also coming from someone who said he was a new 'Kalou' in the Summer. 

Yeah it was just Noni that made me think of it but I agree, Gusto and Jackson have really developed nicely since they arrived. All three contracts in range £45k-£65k. Three great signings for the project.

[Fulham Broadway 17,315]

His recent form saw him called up to Lee Carsley’s Three Lions squad for the wins over the Republic of Ireland and Finland.

It’s a big achievement for all the players to join their international team, especially for Noni,” he said.

“We feel very happy for him. He is doing well. The only thing he has to do is not drop a little bit, otherwise it’s no good for him and he is going to lose all the good things he has done until now. He has to continue to work well, in the proper way.

London Post

[Vesper 30,185]

Noni Madueke on Cole Palmer partnership: ‘He’s got a killer pass, I’m very dynamic’

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5829128/2024/10/09/noni-madueke-cole-palmer-england/

Noni Madueke believes “the sky is the limit” for his close friend and Chelsea team-mate Cole Palmer as they prepare to play for the England senior side together for the first time.

Madueke and Palmer have played together since they were in the same England Under-15 team, and were reunited at Chelsea last summer where they now have an excellent partnership.

Madueke, speaking in a press conference at St George’s Park on Tuesday afternoon, talked about how there were no bounds to what Palmer could achieve in his career.

“I think the sky’s the limit for him,” Madueke said of Palmer. “I don’t know if he has a ceiling, I don’t know what his ceiling is. But I feel like the form that he’s showing now is incredible. And I just hope he can continue that.”

Madueke spoke in detail about Palmer’s remarkable calmness on the pitch, which has seen him score 28 Premier League goals since joining Chelsea.

Palmer also scored England’s equaliser in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin this summer, although he has yet to make himself a regular starter for the England senior side. Thursday night’s game against Greece could be Palmer’s first England appearance under Lee Carsley, after he withdrew from September’s squad through injury.

“Cole Palmer’s a very unique player,” Madueke said. “A type of player that doesn’t feel pressure, in the most pressurised situations. I admire that about him. He’s a great footballer. And I’m sure he’s going to produce for England, just as he does for Chelsea.”

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Asked to explain how Palmer could be so calm under pressure, Madueke said: “It’s just his demeanour really, he’s just relaxed. He’s just as relaxed off the pitch as he is on the pitch. That’s just him. Some people are just like that. That’s his character. And it works for him on the pitch. Cole’s just unique in that sense, where he can just go on the pitch, play the game, have fun, play the game to enjoy it, and he’ll produce anyway. That’s just him.“

Palmer and Madueke have been together in the England system since they were playing for the Under-15s, when the former was at Manchester City and the latter at Tottenham. Their relationship on the pitch is there for all to see — Palmer has assisted all four of Madueke’s Premier League goals this season.

“It’s a good connection.” Madueke said. “Firstly we’ve been playing with each other for a very long time now, since we were Under-15 here at England. I feel like that’s one thing. I feel like we’re very good friends off the pitch, so he probably looks for me a lot, just as I look for him. He’s got a killer pass, and I’m very dynamic, so I think it just works.”

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[DH1988 1,348]

Enzo:

“Noni can do much more. When he scores and assists and is happy, he starts to drop a little bit. The reason he was not playing is because of the way he was training. When he scores one, he needs to keep trying to score and assist. Noni needs to understand he has to work more and he can be much, much, much better." 

Fair and honest.

[Fernando 6,585]

16 hours ago, DH1988 said:

Enzo:

“Noni can do much more. When he scores and assists and is happy, he starts to drop a little bit. The reason he was not playing is because of the way he was training. When he scores one, he needs to keep trying to score and assist. Noni needs to understand he has to work more and he can be much, much, much better." 

Fair and honest.

I agree, because I noticed in this game he gives better balance to the team as to say Sancho. 

Yes Sancho is nice and all, but when we need press, or defend Noni gives a better balance to the team then Sancho. 

[Vesper 30,185]

Enzo Maresca dropped Noni Madueke over training performance: ‘He must work more’

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5971418/2024/12/05/noni-madueke-Chelsea-training/

Enzo Maresca said he left Noni Madueke out of his Chelsea team over his performances in training and told him “he must work more” to keep a regular place.

The 22-year-old was left out of Chelsea’s line-up for their three-goal win over Aston Villa on Sunday but played from the start in Wednesday’s 5-1 victory at Southampton, scoring his second Premier League goal since August.

The England international had provided the assist for Christopher Nkunku’s 17th-minute goal before scoring himself 11 minutes before the break with a fine shot from the angle.

However Maresca has called for more from Madueke, who was substituted off for Jadon Sancho in the 72nd minute at St Mary’s.

 

Maresca has called on Madueke to increase his work rate (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

“Noni can do much more,” the Chelsea head coach said after the match. “He can do much more. The moment he starts to score or assist and is happy, he starts to drop a little bit and the reason why he was not playing is because I do not like the way he trained.

“He has to understand that he has to train every day good. He has to be ambitious. He scored one tonight, he has to go for the second one and the third one. He has to give more assists.

“But overall, he is doing great, he is doing fantastic. He is doing even better in terms of numbers. Noni has to understand he has to work more because he can be much, much, much better.”

Madueke has featured in 16 matches across all competitions for Chelsea this season, starting 12 of their 14 league matches. Maresca’s side return to action on Sunday with a trip to Tottenham Hotspur.

[nyikolajevics 2,700]

Today England beat Andorra in a very difficult game, Noni was praised by Sky:

"Noni Madueke's performance one of few highlights from victory"

"England lacked energy and invention, and but for the brilliant Madueke, it might have been much worse. It was he who pestered and probed, until his perfect cross found Kane sliding in at the back post for England's only goal."

I didn't watch the game, but the second paragraph is so much him.. Enervated team, but he keeps on trying. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,382]

Andorra you know 

[Reddish-Blue 2,506]

10 hours ago, nyikolajevics said:

I didn't watch the game, but the second paragraph is so much him.. Enervated team, but he keeps on trying. 

Seemed very much like a mix and match lineup by Tuchel

Good for us that Madueke's in form, hopefully gets us a nice transfer fee

 

[King Kante 1,643]

2 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said:

Seemed very much like a mix and match lineup by Tuchel

Good for us that Madueke's in form, hopefully gets us a nice transfer fee

 

I think him and Trev will be the 'money makers' this Summer. 

[Vesper 30,185]

I do NOT want to sell him

have said this for ages

[Fernando 6,585]

2 hours ago, Vesper said:

I do NOT want to sell him

have said this for ages

For real? Why? 

[Vesper 30,185]

Just now, Fernando said:

For real? Why? 

becuase he is a good player

I like him, he serves a purpose that justifies not selling him IMHO

 

plus he triggers so many here, lolol

that's worth something 🤪

[Reddish-Blue 2,506]

14 hours ago, Vesper said:

becuase he is a good player

I like him, he serves a purpose that justifies not selling him IMHO

 

plus he triggers so many here, lolol

that's worth something 🤪

I just don't like the fact that we have an ex-Spurs youth captain in our first team.