“It ruins Dele Ali’s career” “Drop pride & play good football” – Mikel Obi fires warning to fantastic Chelsea star
According to John Obi Mikel, Noni Madueke is becoming a problem for Chelsea, and he has expressed confidence in Enzo Maresca’s ability to resolve any issues.
The Blues have not won any of their last five league matches and are going through their first tough patch under Maresca, but a 3-1 victory over Wolves has put Chelsea back in the top four.
That said, Chelsea currently occupy the fourth position in the league, ahead of Man City and Newcastle, and they are on track to qualify for the Champions League.
Mikel fires warning to Madueke
Mikel believes the 22-year-old has now become a problem for Maresca and has sent a warning to the former PSV Eindhoven man.
“He needs to drop pride and play good football for the team, he has to be a team player not an individual player or a selfish player” he told his Obi One Podcast.
“I don’t know what’s going on, but I think that issue needs to be put to bed.
“I remember when Jose Mourinho talks about Dele Ali’s football career”
In the clip, Mourinho told Alli: ‘I am 56 now, and yesterday, yesterday, I was 20. In no time. Time flies.
‘One day, I think you will regret if you don’t reach what you can reach.
‘I’m not expecting you to be the man of the match every game, I’m not expecting you to score goals every game. I want to tell you that I think you will regret.
‘You should demand more from you. Not me demanding more from you. Not me. Nobody. You. I think you should demand more from you.’
Mikel continues:
“Madekue should act like a team player and concentrate on self-improvement.. continue to score and assist your team; avoid selfishness”
“Enzo Maresc must discover a means to resolve this, as it is turning into a problem. You know, this is turning into an issue for the manager and the team, too, because Madueke is a fantastic player.
“The more we can get him to begin playing, the more we can get him to play well. While I believe there’s a good player in him and the manager is trying to get the best out of him, we don’t want it to become a problem.
“It’s becoming a problem for the team, for the player, so we need to find a way to sort that out. And I believe that with Maresca and the way he’s dealing with his players, he’s going to find a way to deal with that.” Mikel added