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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca by force You are Maduek Ipswich is in contention to face Ipswich despite being axed England The winger against the Boxing Day derby Fulham.
Maduke was a surprise absence from the Blues squad for their 2-1 defeat to West on Thursday. London neighbor
Maresca, 22, was not eliminated for the first time. He was also dropped against Aston Villa earlier in the month after failing to impress the Italian boss in training.
Maresca named two goalkeepers to replace Maduke on his bench and later explained it was a “technical decision”.
He added: “Sometimes we just make a decision and it’s nothing more than that. Is he in contention for Ipswich? Yes, sure.
“The competition has to be high, but not just for Noni Madukek. Also Renato Veiga was not in the squad and the reason is the same for both of them.
“There’s no different reason, it’s just a technical decision.”
After being dropped against Villa, Maduke returned to the starting line-up three days later at Southampton and scored in a 5–1 win.
“Very good, fantastic and he responded very well at the time so nothing more,” added Maresca.
“I expect the same this time, yes, absolutely.”
Maresca are set to make further changes at Portman Road on Monday after Chelsea suffered their first defeat since October against the Cottagers.
Cole Palmer’s 12th goal of the season put the Blues ahead but late strikes from Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz gave Fulham their first win at Stamford Bridge since 1979.
“Definitely, after a game you have to go again, no matter the result, especially this month,” Maresca said.
“I think in December, we’ve already played eight or nine games in 25 or 27 days so now it’s important to recover the energy and go again on Monday. We’ll see if we’re going to make one, two or three changes.”
