{"id":6623,"date":"2024-05-03T02:50:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T02:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=6623"},"modified":"2024-05-03T02:50:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T02:50:21","slug":"mauricio-pochettino-singles-out-unbelievable-chelsea-star-after-spurs-win-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=6623","title":{"rendered":"Mauricio Pochettino singles out ‘unbelievable’ Chelsea star after Spurs win | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mauricio Pochettino was bowled over by Noni Madueke\u2019s display against Spurs (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mauricio Pochettino reserved special praise for Noni Madueke\u2019s \u2018unbelievable\u2019 performance following Chelsea\u2019s 2-0 defeat of Tottenham, applauding how the winger had supported youngster Alfie Gilchrist on the right flank.<\/p>\n

Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson scored headed goals either side of half-time in a comfortable win for the hosts, with Pochettino desperate for a big reaction after three games without victory.<\/p>\n

Spurs were well and truly found wanting and Ange Postecoglou\u2019s frustrations bubbled over as he was captured losing his temper with Cristian Romero and Pape Matar Sarr towards the end of lacklustre first-half display from the visitors.<\/p>\n

Making only his second start in the Premier League, Chelsea academy product Gilchrist, 20, impressed on the right side of Pochettino\u2019s defence, keeping Son Heung-min relatively quiet on the night.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Sky Sports shortly after the final whistle, Pochettino stressed that every one of his players deserved \u2018full credit\u2019 for their impressive performance before specifically name-checking Madueke for his contribution in helping out Gilchrist.<\/p>\n

\u2018We enjoyed it. If you win the game then you enjoy more,\u2019 the Chelsea head coach said.<\/p>\n

\u2018We have some positive things, not too many, that always we believe and we trust in our players and even with the circumstances that we were in today, we really believed that it was an opportunity to show that we believe in what we\u2019re doing, in our ideas and philosophy.<\/p>\n

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Gilchrist was making only his second league start for the Blues (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018Yes, facing a team like Tottenham is never easy and it\u2019s a derby, we understand that it\u2019s a derby, but today was fantastic.<\/p>\n

\u2018Full credit to the players. Full, full credit because of the way they approached the game, the way they approached the first half, their efforts, the way that we defended, the way that we tried to play\u2026 I think it\u2019s fantastic.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s my first time in the season, I think, that I really feel so, so happy because it\u2019s the moment that after ten months, the team really start to realise how we need to compete and today we competed really well.\u2019<\/p>\n

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I hope you are all watching very closely what Pochettino is doing with Noni Madueke. He is taking him under his wing & helping him develop & mature. <\/p>\n

Is this not exactly why we brought him in? His man-management is elite, you just can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t deny it \u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008f\u00f0\u009f\u008f\u00bc\u00f0\u009f\u0092\u0099pic.twitter.com\/5t1MaUFGK7<\/a><\/p>\n

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Asked whether the display was the best he had seen during his reign, Pochettino replied: \u2018I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s our best performance but the most important thing is the feeling with all the circumstances, negative circumstances.<\/p>\n

\u2018That showed that we\u2019re doing things well but also was the click to say: we need to compete better but how? Be connected with the game.<\/p>\n

\u2018If you see today, Noni Madueke was amazing in the way, the effort that he helped the full-back. <\/p>\n

\u2018The midfielders, the whole team was in both phases was connected.\u2019<\/p>\n