25/08/2024
Wolves 2-6 Chelsea: What Madueke said
published at 16:48
16:48
Chelsea forward Noni Madueke has been speaking to Premier League Productions after scoring a hat-trick against Wolves: "Today means a lot. I was really just trying to be clever and wait for the right moment. The system allows us to probe and probe, and keep the possession higher up the pitch.
"Maybe in the first half it was a bit more end to end, but then we gained control in the second half."
On getting his hat-trick: "The first one was a bit lucky. The second one was all Cole Palmer - two brilliant passes and, with the weight of pass, I just had to step onto the ball and score. I'm made up for the hat-trick, but I'm more made up that we won the game."
On his team-mate Cole Palmer: "He is unbelievable. He is cold and I am fire, so it mixes well. He has the ability to always play a pass at the right time. I like to get the ball in space, beat people, and make things happen. Luckily today it worked."
On their first win under manager Enzo Maresca: "It is obvious [his approach]. Everyone saw what he did at Leicester last year, he is mad about the details. Even in the first game against Manchester City, there were some nice patterns of play but we just couldn't finish it off.
"It is a great day today. I am happy that he has got his first Premier League win for Chelsea and we go on to the midweek game in Geneva."
On his thoughts on Wolverhampton now: "I just want to apologise to everyone that I might have offended. It is just a human mistake, an accident. It wasn't meant to be out on my socials like that.
"I'm sure Wolverhampton is a nice town - I'm sorry.
"In terms of the boos, I expected it but it is part of the game. You have to be able to play under that sort of pressure."
