“I warned you against starting him” “How can you behave like this?” – William Gallas slams Pochettino decision to start 22-years-old Chelsea star against Arsenal
Arsenal humiliated Chelsea 5-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.
The loss against derby rivals Arsenal in this encounter was Chelsea’s eleventh league loss of the year.
Given that his performances are getting better, Noni Madueke has established himself in the Chelsea lineup.
Still, it appears that he lacks the mentality that a major team would need.
Following Chelsea’s FA Cup semi-final loss to Manchester City, Thiago Silva was seen crying, while Noni Madueke was seen laughing with Jack Grealish.
Meanwhile, before Chelsea were trash 5-0 at Emirates, Former Blue star William Gallas, has told Pochettino to drop Madueke for his action during the FA Cup semi-final.
“Behind Thiago Silva, [he] was joking with Jack Grealish,” Gallas told Lord Ping when quizzed about Madueke’s actions at Wembley last weekend.
“Someone needs to explain to me how Madueke can behave like this. Someone tell me why Madueke was smiling.
“You’ve just lost the semi-final. You don’t share a joke with your friend on the pitch after you’ve just lost a game of this magnitude.
“I was shocked by Madueke’s reaction. It upsets me a lot. The Madueke incident just shows you that this Chelsea team lacks maturity.
“I’m sorry. I don’t understand it. You’ve just lost your last chance of a trophy and you’re smiling? Don’t you care?
“Thiago is a 39-year-old – he’s won it all – and he’s in tears. Then you see a young boy who is 22 and he’s making a joke!
“It’s difficult for me to understand [how a player can do this]. Noni Madueke should know better.
“I don’t know what is going to happen with Noni Madueke after this. I think the club and the manager have to stand up and take the responsibility and discipline the player.
“I’m sorry. He shouldn’t be in the squad for the Arsenal game. There are so many cameras that film absolutely everything on the pitch.
“After losing a semi-final, it was not the time to have a joke with your friend on the pitch. I’m sorry.
“This isn’t about older generations or new generations of players and the differences between them. There will be a lot of people who were offended by his actions, it won’t just be me.
“Thiago Silva has won everything! This was one of the few trophies he hasn’t won, and he wanted to win it. That is why he was so upset.
“Madueke hasn’t won many trophies in his career and he is smiling because of a joke with Grealish. It shows the difference in mentality between Thiago Silva and Madueke – one has the warrior mentality and the other less so.”