Noni Madueke will not travel with the Chelsea squad to Kazakhstan to face FC Astana in the Conference League, head coach Enzo Maresca has confirmed.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca believes tough love is the way to get the best out of his players as he defended his public criticism of Noni Madueke. The England winger was restored to the starting XI for Wednesday’s 5-1 rout of Southampton and scored Chelsea’s third goal as they climbed to second in the Premier League.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca publicly criticised Blues winger Noni Madueke earlier in the week, and now the England international has responded.Maresca spoke after Chelsea beat Southampton 5-1 in the

Noni Madueke has insisted that Enzo Maresca is the perfect manager for Chelsea, despite the fact his attitude in training has been heavily criticised by the Blues boss. The England international started 11 consecutive Premier League matches from late August to the end of November,

Young winger Noni Madueke insists Chelsea are up for the title fight this season. The Premier League giants have been better than many fans and neutrals had expected. The Blues are up there in the Premier League top four, while they are only seven points off runaway leaders Liverpool .

Enzo Maresca says he wants to push Noni Madueke to be even better after criticising the winger’s levels in training after the win over Southampton.Madueke scored in the 5-1 victory but after the

Enzo Maresca says he wants to push Noni Madueke to be even better after criticising the winger’s levels in training after the win over Southampton. Madueke scored in the 5-1 victory but after the game, Maresca said he wants to see more from the 22-year-old, admitting he “doesn’t like” the way he trains sometimes.