After being left out of the previous match for 'technical reasons', Noni Madueke is back in contention for Chelsea's upcoming game against Ipswich.
Noni Madueke is available for Chelsea 's game with Ipswich on Monday but boss Enzo Maresca has called for more competition for places in his squad after the winger was left out of the defeat to Fulham for 'technical reasons'. Chelsea boss Maresca refused to be drawn on exactly why Madeueke wasn't included in the matchday squad on Boxing Day but noted he wasn't the only omission, with Renato Veiga also missing for the same reason.
Asked about Madueke's absence, Maresca said: 'It's just a technical decision. Sometimes we take some decisions and it's no more than that.'Reporter: Will he be in contention for the squad for Ipswich?Maresca: 'Yeah, for sure.'Reporter: It just seems such a strange decision because he's been such an important player for you this season. I think you left him out recently because his level dropped in training. Was it something like that? Do you have to keep competition high? Do you have to keep motivation high?Maresca: 'Yeah, for sure. The competition has to be higher. But not only Noni Madueke was out, also Renato Veiga was not on the squad. And the reason is exactly the same for both of them. There is not any different reason. It's just a technical decision.'Reporter: Was Dewsbury-Hall technical or was he an injury?Maresca: 'No, no. Kiernan is an injury.'Reporter: You've spoken about Noni's maturity or his training level before in the past. When you've taken that step to go public with it, how has he responded behind the scenes in training?Maresca: 'Very good. He responded very good at that time. So there's no more than that.'Reporter: And you're expecting the same this time?Maresca: 'Yeah, absolutely.
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