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 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

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.

Wednesday’s response was indeed much better, but now of course the challenge is to keep it going. Maresca gave Madueke a much longer leash than many other observers might have, but we have plenty of options on the wing to ensure that no one gets a free ride.

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.