There are few players in the England and Arsenal squads who receive as much criticism as Noni Madueke, but the attacker continues to push forward despite the attention surrounding him.
When he was close to joining Arsenal, some supporters launched an online petition in an attempt to prevent the club from signing him during the previous transfer window. Despite that reaction, Madueke completed his move to the Emirates Stadium after Mikel Arteta decided that he was the right player for his squad.
Madueke continues to earn trust
The forward went on to help Arsenal win the title during his first season at the club, demonstrating that he could make a positive contribution despite the doubts expressed by some fans.
Thomas Tuchel has also shown confidence in the England international by selecting him during the World Cup, while Bukayo Saka has been working his way back to full fitness. Saka remains widely regarded as the stronger player, and it would be difficult to argue against that assessment based on his performances.
However, Madueke’s qualities should not be overlooked. The former PSV player offers different attributes and has shown that he can provide a direct attacking threat when given opportunities to contribute.
Trainer defends Arsenal forward
Madueke’s personal trainer, Saul Isaksson-Hurst, has defended the attacker and believes he deserves more support from supporters. As reported by Talk Sport, he said:
“He’s still a developing player. He wants to get better. But you look at the Premier League, there aren’t many more direct wide players than Noni, you know.
“He wants to get better. He wants to improve. And he wants to be the best version he can be. People love to hate him for some reason.”
Madueke’s career remains at a stage where improvement is expected, and his determination to develop could help him become an even more effective player. While criticism will continue, he has already shown that he can contribute at the highest level and deserves the opportunity to continue growing with Arsenal and England.
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He can be as direct as he likes, if there’s no end product his directness means nothing.
He will improve under Arteta, he has the tools to do so. Negativity by so called fans wil not help.
He’s really good at what he does which is beating defenders. Then it ends there. I don’t see any progress of his game beyond that but of course hope to be proven wrong.
Reminds me of Iwobi ..
Dan Kit,
Spot on, I was thinking the same thing, but you said it out loud. 😂
He best hurry up
He has Played as more matches as Declan Rice .Give the Man a Break.
Knowing that the spotlight is on him i trust he’ll make marked improvements next season. The boy has just reached 24yrs (age) which suggests he’s yet to reach his prime. Senseless deriding the player when he’s a premier lg champ, a CL finalist and prospective WC finalist at his tender age – cut the lad some slack. His best football is ahead.
People forget very quickly, we have been calling out for a player to challenge Saka? He came to Arsenal under a barrage of hate and has actually done that. Saka has been out for large periods and Madueke has been a fundamental part of covering for Saka and helping us win the league for the first time in more than 2 decades. He has been called up to England with Saka and that has said it all. No other players have played RW for England this summer. He is far from the finished article but the things that need putting right are basics of football, not lack of talent.
but anybody can be a body who can do a job while Saka is injured
he’s yet to justify his price tag
No they can’t? Fans on here have called for a Saka replacement and he did replace him with a different approach. In the past one of the excuses was, when Saka is missing we have nobody to replace him? Well he did. So much so he got an England call up with Saka?
have to agree to disagree
think when fans were calling for an alternative to Saka they wanted more then 3 Prem goals and 1 assist
for his price tag that’s not great hence why most are saying lots of pace but he needs to work on his final ball
Out of curiosity, Dan whom would you have preferred to be on the bench as long as Saka was fit and play match wing performances suddenly when Saka gets injured?
Noni is our player now, his cost to our club is not his fault, its the naivety of those who brokered the deal. Fantastic lad on and off the pitch, let him develop into an Arsenal legend. Stay away from him mate. Mikel and Tuchel, both respected managers cannot be wrong together.
what are you asking for club or country
It’s really unfortunate that our fans are victimizing one of our own whom the manager deems good enough to represent England at the world cup rather than support him,just because they were not in support of his signing.i told you all that he’ll be starting ahead of saka at the world cup but people Dan shut me down and he’s again talking about how many goals he scored last season.For me,his strength is that he moves attack and put fear in the opposing defenders and he has been doing it brilliantly and has room for improvement.Tuchel and Arteta cannot both be wrong in selecting him if he’s not good enough.players like palmer and others couldn’t make it to the world but he’s there and playing so cut him some slack.
victimizing is a bit strong ? lol
just calling what I see
allot of pace but poor final ball
I will be the first to admit, I wasn’t too keen on his signing, but not to the point where I would sign a petition.
However he has grown on me. He’s hasn’t shot the lights out, but he has been reliable when called upon.
As per the article, by “developing player”, I hope this development comes with his finishing, because the rest of his game in my opinion is pretty good. He manages to get into such good areas, so if he could just work on his finishing, I think he will be a major thorn for many sides.
By finishing, I don’t just mean scoring, talking about finding the right assist as well.
Many people are not hating on Madueke, just honestly stating what they see.
Good attitude, liked by teammates, good pace and dribbling, but terrible crosses and shot attempts.
Some are calm in front of goal, unfortunately Madueke is not one of those.
Dan Kit’s Iwobi comparison is spot on, couldn’t say it better
my comparison would be Eboue
Durand,
I like you’re post, well said.
Yeah if we can say on this platform why we wouldn’t have Mbappe and why Messi is not a genius I think it’s fair to also be critical of Maduake
I see it as over the top criticism at every given opportunity and to an extent even hatred by some of our fans, especially here on JA.
Can you give me an example of hatred ?
Are you sure it’s not because he plays for Arsenal and you don’t like to hear anything negative said about our players
Which is fine but that’s not hatred
Matthew,
No hatred from me, I just say it as I see it. And it’s not just for England that Madueke has promised much but delivered little. It’s a regular occurrence at Arsenal as well.
He has his moments for sure, but they are far and few between. And just saying what I see doesn’t mean I hate any player. I call out what I see, its as simple as that.
Well said, Derek. I’m with you, he’s very frustrating to watch. I’ve now gone from screaming “shoot” (remember those times?) at the tv to “pass” 🤣🤣 Never a dull moment being a gooner!
I’ll be surprised if he starts tonight – enjoy the game 👍
Good afternoon Sue,
You agreed with me and that’s nice. But you didn’t correct me on my grammar. I said “far and few between”. But it should have actually been, few and far between. Come on Sue, keep up😂.
As for the game tonight, I think my sofa’s going to be in use again. 🤦♂️🤣👍
I knew what you meant anyway 😉😆
I’ve read Madueke starts on the bench so you won’t hear me shouting pass right away!
I guess the sofa needs to be eased in ready for the season, Derek 😁
Yeah I think tatically smart
Argentina play narrow
So when we don’t have the ball he and Bellingham can help Rice and Anderson
not sure about Spence starting
Dan,
The same can be said of James. I wonder what minute he will last to this time.
I like James mate
only issue is he’s can’t stay fit
Dan,
My point exactly.
yeah I heard O’Reilly has suffered a slight hamstring injury and while fit enough to play they didn’t want to gamble with him and James from the start
Sue,
😂👍