Mauricio Pochettino is trying to instill discipline and togetherness in his Chelsea squad (Picture: Getty)
Mauricio Pochettino fired a stern warning to his Chelsea squad after Noni Madueke was spotted partying while he was unavailable for selection due to injury.
The January signing from PSV Eindhoven has made only three appearances under his new manager with his only start coming in a Carabao Cup second round tie against AFC Wimbledon earlier this month.
Madueke has been nursing a muscle injury since he picked up a knock on England Under-21 international duty and caused a stir when he was filmed partying at a nightclub in London last week.
Pochettino claimed in isolation the incident was nothing to be concerned about but conceded his players need to avoid certain situations.
He said: ‘In my opinion, he is working hard to try and recover. He came back from the national break 10 days ago.
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‘Now he is well. He is trying to be on the same level as the team.
‘This video, we were talking about that, it’s a thing you need to avoid. All of the players need to know that when you are a player of Chelsea, you need to avoid these things.
‘It wasn’t a big issue, but we need to avoid these types of situation. He is recovering from the national team and we will see if he is fit.’
Madueke is among a clutch of young Chelsea players who are yet to show the consistency levels required to succeed at the top level but Pochettino insists he retains faith in the 21-year-old.
‘It’s not only Mischa (Mykhailo Mudryk), it’s many players that arrive,’ he said. The level of these guys, because they are so young, changes.
‘Big change from where they come and also it’s not about arriving and performing when you are young, it’s about adapting, helping them to settle. And then the most difficult thing is to understand what they need to settle and to feel comfortable and to express their talent.’
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