{"id":342169,"date":"2025-12-11T02:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T02:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/342169\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T02:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T02:10:08","slug":"club-brugge-0-3-arsenal-can-noni-madueke-find-consistency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/342169\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Brugge 0-3 Arsenal: Can Noni Madueke find consistency?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Noni Madueke might reflect on the Champions League win at Club Brugge as a landmark night in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a> career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The 23-year-old scored two goals in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/live\/c80xpmp114kt\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wednesday&#8217;s 3-0 victory<\/a>, including a stunning effort from 20 yards, with his all-action performance again showing he can be more than a rotation option for manager Mikel Arteta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;An unbelievable goal,&#8221; Arteta said. &#8220;When you talk about individual quality and magic moments, that&#8217;s it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Madueke has a tough task dislodging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a>&#8216;s key player Bukayo Saka on the right wing, but against Club Brugge he offered a reminder of his talents as one of five players brought into the side after Saturday&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/live\/crl9dj14jjjt\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">defeat at Aston Villa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In the summer, his \u00a348.5m signing from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/chelsea\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> was questioned by some supporters but the England international won them round with some impressive performances before picking up a knee injury in September that kept him out for about a month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He returned at the end of November and scored his first goal for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a> in the win over Bayern Munich in the Gunners&#8217; last Champions League match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">When given the opportunity, he has demonstrated that his versatility and ability to beat a defender can be a key part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal<\/a>&#8216;s season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think the bare minimum I need to give to my team is threat,&#8221; Madueke told TNT Sports after the win in Bruges. &#8220;Obviously trying to score and be as decisive as possible, that&#8217;s the next level I need to get to in terms of being consistently decisive for club and country. I think I can reach that level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The first goal was really nice, second a tap-in but the first one was sweet. Delighted with the result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We&#8217;re fighting on all fronts. I feel like we can win this competition and win the league &#8211; that has to be the aim. 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