“All this glory hunting will not help his game”, “I’m tired of him” - Fans slam Chelsea star for being ‘greedy’ in 3-0 win over West Ham
Fans have criticized Chelsea winger Noni Madueke, referring to his display in their Premier League clash against West Ham United on September 21 as selfish. The match ended in a 3-0 win for the Blues at the London Stadium.
Chelsea opened their scoring with Nicolas Jackson's right-footed shot through an assist by Jadon Sancho just four minutes into the clash. The 23-year-old striker doubled the lead after being set up with a through ball by Moisés Caicedo in the 18th minute.
Cole Palmer netted the third goal with a left-footed shot with an assist by Nicolas Jackson in the 47th minute.
Fans slammed Noni Madueke for his lack of contribution to the game, pointing out the failed attempts that could have added to the Blues' scoreline with the right passes. The 22-year-old, who scored a hat-trick in Chelsea's Premier League win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on August 25, made only one key pass in this match.
Fans flooded social media with posts sharing their opinions on Noni Madueke's performance in Chelsea's third Premier League win of this season. Here are some of their reactions on X:
"Madueke scored a hat-trick and hasn’t passed since shdkdhdjd, Rubi Rose will still be there brother," wrote one fan.
Another wrote:
"Madueke will learn fast in football that assisting is part of the game. All this glory hunting will not help his game."
Another added:
"I'm tired of Madueke. Square to your teammate, you must not score. Come on!"
"Madueke is just so selfish at times and that's why Poch never used to start him regularly. It was 3 on 1 pass it someone else," chimed in one fan.
One account posted:
"Anyone else noticed how Noni Madueke has become so ball greedy after that hatrick. Not liking it at all."
Another tweeted:
"When Madueke has a poor game it’s blatantly obvious. If that was 1-0 or 0-0 I’d be fuming."
"Madueke is so greedy sometimes man," posted one fan.
One user wrote:
"Madueke is so selfish, really needs to fix that part of his game."
Another opined:
"Feel like Madueke should have come off for Neto not Sancho. Madueke hasn’t done much today."
"Madueke, it’s a team sport bro. It’s a TEAM SPORT." wrote another.
Noni Madueke arrived at Stamford Bridge from PSV Eindhoven in 2023 on a seven-and-a-half-year contract for a reported fee of around €35 million He has netted four goals in six appearances across competitions for the Blues so far this season.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on the Blues transfer target ahead of the January window
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca provided some insights on his plans to further strengthen the squad at Stamford Bridge in the upcoming January transfer window. The Blues made 11 additions in the summer transfer window, which led to a reported expenditure of around €238.5 million while also letting go of 11 players permanently, retrieving €198 million in transfer fees.
The Italian manager stated that the club would try to be more precise with the decisions in the upcoming transfer window. Enzo Maresca said (via GOAL):
"I think we are a very good squad but there are clubs like Manchester City and Arsenal that are ahead of us, no doubt. Hopefully, [if] we progress and [keep] improving, we can slowly, slowly be close to them."
"But I think it is quite clear that at this moment Arsenal and Manchester City are ahead of the rest... The target after the last summer [window] is to try to do less things but more specific. This is the target for January and next summer. Hopefully, it can be like this," added the former Leicester City coach.
With this win against West Ham, Enzo Maresca became the first Chelsea manager since September 2016 to win all of his first three Premier League away games.