It's a huge London derby on Tuesday night as Arsenal take on Chelsea in the Premier League. Just three days on from their FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester City, the Blues will be hurting.
But, for Chelsea, what better way to banish the memory of Wembley than by dealing a hammer blow to rivals Arsenal's Premier League title hopes? the Blues may have to do so without their key man, with doubts over Cole Palmer's availability for the crucial clash at the Emirates Stadium.
Meanwhile, there is one other player who should not be in the squad for the Arsenal match — Noni Madueke. That is the view of former Blue and Gunner William Gallas at least.
Speaking to Lord Ping, Gallas could not believe what he witnessed on Saturday when Madueke was spotted on camera laughing with Jack Grealish after the final whistle.
He said: «Chelsea have just lost a semi-final. The players are shaking hands and Thiago Silva is in tears because he knows that this was the last chance to win an FA Cup with the club – he has lifted so many trophies during his career. Behind Thiago Silva, Madueke was joking with Jack Grealish. Someone needs to explain to me how Madueke can behave like this.
»Someone tell me why Madueke was smiling. You’ve just lost the semi-final. You don’t share a joke with your friend on the pitch after you’ve just lost a game of this magnitude. I was shocked by Madueke’s reaction. It upsets me a lot.
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«The Madueke incident just shows you that this Chelsea team lacks maturity. I’m sorry. I don’t understand it. You’ve just lost your last chance of a trophy and
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