Pochettino about the penalty that helped Chelsea win against Crystal Palace: ‘I did not choose Noni Madueke’

Only have to face a Crystal Palace that has not tasted victory in the last 7 matches. However, Chelsea still has to make fans wait until the last minutes to be sure of 3 points in hand.

 

Accordingly, despite taking the lead early thanks to Mykhaylo Mudryk, the Blues could not take advantage of that to overwhelm the opponent. On the contrary, it was the away team who created more dangerous opportunities towards Petrovic’s goal.

It seemed like another disappointing result would happen to Pochettino when the 1-1 result remained the same until the 88th minute. However, Noni Madueke appeared at the right time to help Chelsea win with a goal on the spot. penalty kick.

 

Speaking on BBC Sport, Pochettino suddenly revealed that Noni Madueke was not the star he trusted to take the penalty kick from the beginning.“I chose Conor Gallagher to take that penalty. However, I told him that if he is not confident enough, let Noni Madueke do it.”

 

“In the end Conor Gallagher made the right decision to let Noni Madueke take on that responsibility. I’m very happy for Noni Madueke because of the confidence he shows on the field.”