Mauricio Pochettino praised Noni Madueke after match-winning penalty.
The 21-year-old struggled for game time for the majority of this campaign under the Argentine coach playing just 232 minutes all season.
He was dropped earlier in the season after he was seen partying in a nightclub during an international break.
Madueke replaced Christopher Nkunku in the 71st minute to decide the match in his favour.
After the game, Mauricio Pochettino used Madueke’s example to set a challenge to his other squad players who were unhappy with their minutes at Stamford Bridge.
“I want all the players when they’re not involved [to] go against me,” Pochettino said.
“Of course, I like because from there we won the game. He scored the penalty, he got the penalty. We are not a charity, you know? We are a football club and you need to perform.
“I like [his reaction to being out of the team] because it showed that he was upset with me and was disappointed with me because I didn’t play [him] too much, but also because he’s injured.
“But I think [Madueke said to himself] ‘now I’m going to show the coach that he can trust [in me].'”
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