“He saw our weakness & Punish us” “Not Noni Madekue” – Wolves manager names one Chelsea star who ruin his Wolves tactics in 6-2 defeat to Chelsea
Wolverhampton will always hold a special place in Noni Madueke’s heart because it was the scene of his first spectacular hat-trick while wearing Chelsea colors.
The youthful winger’s stupid social media post on Saturday night that read, “Everything about this place is s***,” caused a stir in the self-assured city in the west Midlands.
Molineux will now be viewed by him as an honorable exception.
In response to a flurry of taunts and boos from a furious fan base, Madueke gave an intense performance that had the potential to revolutionize not just his own career but also the careers of his team and new manager, Enzo Maresca.
Undoubtedly, the wealthy Blues were already under attack following a lackluster loss to Manchester City on the first day of play.
The Wolves manager, however, has blamed Cole Palmer for implementing his tactics, which cause Noni Madekue to score three goals and disrupt their defense.
Gary O’Neill, the manager of Wolves, spoke with BBC Match of the Day following the crushing 6-2 victory.
(Cole Palmer kills us in with his three assists) “[In the second half] We gave them three goals from nothing really. We gave them one in the first half too. Their second goal came from our own goal kick. The free kick where we don’t get back under the ball… these are crazy ways to concede goals.
“Then the fourth and the fifth happened when we had people out of position. We lost our way. It was already a crazy first half. We showed moments of quality but, regardless of what you do with the ball and in your shape, if you give goals away like we did, it was going to be a tough afternoon.
“We gave Chelsea a lot of help, so there is an awful lot I need to fix.”
On whether these were early season mistakes or just basic errors: “They were unacceptable from us. I am all for positivity and, when the lads do well, they know they have done well. But from all of us, as a group, to concede those three goals the way we do, it is unacceptable.
“[There was] No left-back in place for the fourth and fifth goals. We allow them to pass straight through the middle of us from a free kick. It was a crazy way to go from the score being at 2-2.
“From 15 or 20 minutes into the game up to half-time, we were the better side. We were in a really good moment. We shoot ourselves in the foot by letting them score from our goal kick and then after half-time we come out and give ourselves a tough task.
“From there, we weren’t able to wrestle back any control and it is difficult emotionally – you end up out of shape and it looks open and easy for Chelsea.”