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Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca explained that Nonny Maduke missed Saturday’s 5-0 FA Cup win over Morecambe due to illness rather than the result of a second penalty.
Maduke was Called in public He was dropped to the bench earlier this season by Maresca Chelsea3-0 win against Aston Villa in December. The Italian coach criticized the winger’s attitude in training and accused him of relaxing after a good performance.
Maresca immediately welcomed the forward back into the team Leave it Of the team that lost to Fulham on Boxing Day. The Chelsea boss offered a cautious explanation on the occasion, describing the call as a “technical decision”.
However, it seems there was nothing untoward about Maduke’s absence against the League Two strugglers on Saturday. “It was only because he didn’t finish the session yesterday,” Maresca explained after looking at his side. Enter the fourth round of the cup. “He was sick.”
As is the case for most of Chelsea’s cup fixtures, Maresca sent a youth team. After a testing first 40 minutes, in which Christopher Nkunkun had a penalty saved, a flurry of second-half goals gave the scoreline a level of gloss before the Blues finally broke the deadlock. Covers Morecambe’s passionate determination.
When Maduke missed out, a Saturday match was offered Reese James A chance to make his first appearance for the club in two months. Before the club captain lasted 45 minutes – and returning midfielder Romeo Lavia – were both taken off in pre-arranged half-time substitutions.
“The idea is to slow down the right position,” Maresca explained. “Especially for Reece, we have to be a little more careful. The good thing is that both played 45 minutes and finished well without any problems. We can start to help them and bring the right positions.”
