Chelsea star issues response after pundit claimed he ‘disrespected’ teammates

Liam GracePublished Nov 15, 2024, 11:46pm|Updated Nov 15, 2024, 11:47pm

Chelsea prima Noni Madueke has issued a effect aft pundit Rio Ferdinand accused him of ‘disrespecting his teammates’ successful the gully against Arsenal.

Madueke faced a question of disapproval for going consecutive down the passageway aft helium was substituted by Enzo Maresca successful the 68th infinitesimal during the Stamford Bridge clash, which finished 1-1 connected Sunday.

‘It’s disrespectful to your team-mates,’ former United defender and shot pundit Ferdinand declared. ‘I deliberation the manager protecting him is mad, that’s a two-week fine!’

Madueke, though, has deed backmost astatine those remarks, explaining that helium simply needed the toilet and swiftly returned to the seat arsenic soon arsenic helium could.

‘I virtually went down the passageway to spell to the toilet and I came backmost 30 seconds later,’ Madueke said.

‘If you ticker a batch of games erstwhile I travel off, I ever going consecutive down the passageway to spell to the toilet. It is thing large astatine all.’

Chelsea caput manager Maresca admitted aft the lucifer that Madueke – who was replaced by Mykhailo Mudryk – was not blessed astatine each with being brought off.

‘The occupation is that erstwhile you alteration a player, they’re ne'er happy,’ Maresca said.

Madueke has impressed for Chelsea this season, which has seen him rewarded with planetary opportunities for England.

He starred for England during their 3-0 triumph successful Greece connected Thursday and has been quizzed astir rivalling Bukayo Saka for a regular spot successful the starting XI.

‘I don’t look astatine Bukayo similar competition,’ Madueke added. ‘I look astatine Bukayo arsenic a team-mate who plays for England. I cognize his prime and helium is simply a subordinate that I look astatine to effort and instrumentality parts of his crippled into mine. 

‘I don’t look astatine him like, “I americium coming for you”. The manager volition marque his determination and I americium blessed to beryllium portion of this team, and to commencement to marque a quality for England this aboriginal connected successful my vocation is great.

‘I consciousness similar I did my job. I created the archetypal extremity and I was a menace beauteous overmuch until I came off. That is what I effort to bring each clip I measurement connected the pitch.’

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