Noni Madueke, a winger for Chelsea, said he was pushed to watch Kylian Mbappe and Mohamed Salah and that he wants to be like them.
The Ballon d’Or nominations for the master of Liverpool and the star of Paris Saint-Germain attest to the fact that they are two of the top strikers in Europe right now.
It is clear that Madueke has potential because it helped him land a job at Chelsea, but because he hasn’t developed his skills yet, it has been tough for him to play this season.
Since joining the Blues in January of last year, the 21-year-old has scored only two goals, and he will need to get better quickly if he wants to make the starting lineup.
The Nigerian-born England U21 player admitted that he has been attentively observing Salah and Mbappe in order to better his play.
“I look at the best. James Ryder, our analyst, clipped up Mbappe and Salah, so I watch them a lot,” Madueke was quoted as saying by the Evening Standard.
“The way they always follow their pass into the box, or when a team-mate is in the box, they’re always there to anticipate.”
He added : “One thing I’ve got to add to my game is the easier goals, the one-touch goals – that’s what I’m trying to improve.
“I know I go at such a pace so sometimes I’ve got to calm down at the last moment, take a breath and then slot it away. I’ve just got to keep working so I can do it when I get back to Chelsea.”
Since the beginning of the season, Madueke has only made four appearances for Chelsea, however he has yet to start a Premier League match.